Grafana Data Engineer Senior

Description

The role is a senior data engineering position focused on business intelligence for government agencies, with a focus on Grafana and Power BI.

You will deliver data engineering, data platform, reporting and analytics work that supports operational decisions and the data goals of customers on their missions.

The job covers advanced reporting, visualizations, statistical modeling and predictive analytics that give users and stakeholders decision tools and clear insights, all under strict federal compliance rules.

Grafana is the main platform, with Power BI as a secondary focus.

The position is full-time and on-site at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Responsibilities

• Build configurable, interactive and secure dashboards, self-service reports and predictive analytics in Grafana and Power BI.
• Create clear, interactive dashboards and visuals that get business insights across to readers.
• Set up and run data replication or feeds for downstream stakeholders and external systems.
• Monitor system performance so that at least 95% of analytical queries meet the defined SLA response times each month, with dashboards loading in five seconds or less.
• Increase monthly usage of dashboards and reporting tools among target users.
• Work with product owners, data engineers and UX designers so analytics features fit smoothly into the user experience.
• Work with stakeholders to define KPIs and other metric ingest requirements.
• Work with business leaders, data engineers, analysts and program leadership to turn business requirements and KPIs into technical designs and insights.
• Build and improve Grafana and Power BI dashboards and reports so they perform and are easy to use at scale.
• Extract, transform and load data from databases, APIs or data warehouses using SQL, Python or other ETL tools.
• Write and check SQL logic, calculations and metric definitions across reporting products.
• Maintain and tune data connections, queries and the tool framework.
• Work with Data Engineering to fix upstream data problems and prepare data for reporting.
• Apply visualization standards and write documentation so reports stay consistent, readable and widely used.
• Make sure reporting artifacts meet privacy, access control and data handling rules.
• Set up and enforce data governance frameworks, standards and best practices for accuracy, consistency, classification and security.
• Improve the Grafana and Power BI platforms through performance tuning, automation, metadata management and advanced analytics.
• Support architecture design documents, governance artifacts, data lineage and metadata catalog work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in data science or a closely related field.
• At least 5 years of business intelligence development experience, including at least 3 years with Grafana and Power BI.
• Hands-on experience with Grafana and Power BI.
• Strong skills in Python and SQL, with data transformation experience on large analytical data systems.
• Advanced SQL and experience with analytical data models and semantic layers.
• Strong knowledge of PromQL or LogQL for querying data.
• Solid grounding in data modeling, data warehousing and ETL.
• Familiarity with the full LTGM stack.
• Experience delivering reporting in regulated or highly sensitive data environments.
• Experience helping with testing by writing acceptance criteria and confirming test results.
• Experience writing current, relevant requirements, sizing user stories well and clearing blockers before sprints start.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• A consultant mindset, with the ability to work with senior customer stakeholders and build strong relationships.
• Experience finding and applying industry tools, methods, best practices and emerging technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to form and communicate improvement recommendations.
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team.
• Required: DoD 8140 certification (CompTIA Security+), held and maintained.
• Required: active TS/SCI clearance, held and maintained.
• US citizenship required.
• Work on the customer site at Fort Belvoir, VA.
• Preferred but not required: a bachelor's degree in computer science or another relevant field.
• Preferred: experience building ServiceNow (SNOW) dashboards.
• Preferred: proficiency writing automation scripts in Python.
• Preferred: experience maintaining Kubernetes (K8s).

Conditions

Full-time, 40 scheduled hours per week, on-site at Fort Belvoir, VA, USA.

Travel is required for less than 10% of the time.

Salary is likely to be $153,000 to $207,000. This is not a guarantee, and actual pay depends on experience, geographic location and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range.

Candidates must complete an identity verification process using biometrics and AI, and must be on camera for virtual interviews. Biometric data is used only for identity verification and security.

Equal opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Medical plans, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits and a company match.
• Full-flex work weeks where possible, and paid time off for vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement and jury duty.
• Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel accident insurance, provided or available.
• Internal mobility team and an AI-powered career tool that finds next steps and learning opportunities.
• Competitive pay and paid time off, and a military-friendly workplace.