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# Senior Data & BI Automation Analyst at Obviant

- **Company:** Obviant
- **Location:** Arlington, VA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/obviant/5da624ad-687f-4223-b73d-8f536419800a

## Job description

About the Role As a Senior Data & BI Automation Analyst at Obviant, you will lead high-impact analytics and data pipeline initiatives that scale our decision-making capabilities, streamline internal workflows, and optimize overall business performance. You will act as a trusted technical partner, designing automated reporting frameworks, building robust data delivery mechanisms, and replacing manual workflows with resilient, self-service data systems for Obviant.

## What You’ll Do

- BI Automation & Scalable Systems: Architect, deploy, and maintain automated reporting frameworks, self-updating dashboards, and data delivery pipelines using modern BI tools and orchestrators.
- Workflow & Process Optimization: Audit existing manual reporting processes across teams, replacing fragmented spreadsheets and ad-hoc queries with automated, production-grade scripts and data workflows to determine requirements for fully automated systems.
- Stakeholder Alignment & Delivery: Interface directly with business leaders, cross-functional teams, and government partners to conduct targeted analytics, understand operational workflows, and translate complex business needs into scalable, automated solutions.
- Data Pipeline Collaboration: Partner closely with Data Engineering to design and optimize analytical data models, automated data transformations, and scheduled ELT/ETL jobs (e.g., via dbt or Airflow).
- Cross-Functional Analytics: Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Operations teams to translate complex, automated data models into clear, actionable, self-service business insights.
- Data Strategy & Architecture Expansion: Pioneer automated data quality frameworks, monitoring systems, and scalable metrics trees as [obviant.com](http://obviant.com) continues to expand.

## What You Need

- Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in data analytics, BI engineering, or data automation, with a proven track record of automating operational workflows.
- Education: Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a field with a strong quantitative/technical focus preferred.
- Data & Transformation Mastery: Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience with modern transformation layer tools (e.g., dbt) for building scheduled, production-grade data models.
- Automation & Scripting: Strong programming skills in Python using libraries for API integration, data manipulation, and task automation (e.g., Pandas, Airflow, Prefect, or custom cron jobs).
- Modern BI & Visualization: Deep hands-on experience setting up automated, self-service BI dashboards and semantic layers using enterprise tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
- Communication & Storytelling: Proven ability to distill complex automated architectures and data models into clear, actionable business narratives for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- End-to-End Ownership: Strong project management skills with the ability to take an automation project from initial scoping and architecture design through execution and stakeholder adoption.
- Culture Fit: Ability to thrive in an ego-free, highly collaborative, and fast-paced environment.

Our Principles We live these every day. If they don't sound like you, this won't be a fit and we'd both rather know now.

- Impact. Our work matters. We take a lot of pride in building to advance mission outcomes.
- Overdeliver. We go above and beyond in everything we do - creating products and serving our users
- Hustle. We get stuff done, no matter what it takes.
- Empathy. Our users’ problems are our own. We don't push products, we solve problems.
- Humility. We’re not afraid to admit what we don’t know. Our job is to listen and grow.
- Integrity. Transparency & respect above all else. It’s non-negotiable, even when it isn't easy

## Benefits & Structure

- Flexible schedule - We all have other things going on in our lives. Doctor visits, kids’ activities, dog walks - take care of it whenever you have to. And work from home when you need to.
- Sizeable equity - We’re building something with massive upside potential, and you’ll have ownership in that. This is ours.
- Flexible vacation time - Use what you want, as long as you’re taking care of what needs to get done.
- Full health, dental, and vision insurance.

To apply, visithttps://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fobviant.com%2Fcareers[obviant.com/careers](http://obviant.com/careers) Obviant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

## About Obviant

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Obviant unifies thousands of structured and unstructured defense acquisition data sources into a single intelligence platform that helps government agencies, defense contractors, and investors make faster, more informed decisions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: Washington, DC, United States
- **Founded**: 2021 (LinkedIn reports 2021; Built In reports 2023)
- **Founders**: Dylan Taylor (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Industry**: Defense acquisition, data intelligence, national security technology
- **Target Customers**: Government agencies (civil servants, program offices, warfighters) and defense contractors (incumbents and new entrants) – primarily B2G/B2B
- **Mission**: Equip all sides of the defense market with the tools to execute effectively, delivering better capability to the end-user and advancing national security.

## Products & Services
- **Obviant Platform**: A unified data intelligence platform that synthesizes thousands of structured and unstructured sources (budgets, programs, contracts, vendors, requirements) into real-time, source-backed insights. Provides dashboards, curated reports, analytics, and decision-support tools.
- **Research & Curated Reports**: Analyst-grade intelligence tailored to specific needs, distilling complex data into clear courses of action.
- **Enterprise Intelligence**: Allows organizations to connect their own data with market intelligence for a holistic view of the acquisition landscape.
- **Unmatched Analytics**: Transforms complex data into actionable insights for strategy and tactical execution.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: **$7.1M** in Seed funding raised (June 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Led by **Shield Capital**; 6 total investors in the Seed round. Also secured a contract expansion with the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment in February 2026.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 110% year-over-year headcount growth (16 employees as of mid-2025, +11 people)
  - 560% year-over-year web traffic growth
  - Active job postings increased 700% year-over-year (8 open roles as of early 2026)
  - Awarded a contract expansion with the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (Feb 2026)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified Data Source of Truth**: Unlike fragmented manual processes, Obviant provides a single, continuously updated platform covering requirements through contracts across the entire defense acquisition lifecycle.
- **Deep Domain Focus**: Purpose-built for the defense market, with heavy-hitting national security veterans and technology industry advisors.
- **Backed by Defense Leaders**: Investor support from Shield Capital and relationships with key government stakeholders provide credibility and market access.
- **Mission-Driven**: Strong alignment with national security outcomes, attracting top talent motivated by impact.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale the data intelligence platform to serve both government and commercial customers more broadly.
- Expand government contracts (e.g., the recent contract expansion with the Under Secretary of War).
- Grow the team across engineering, mission success, and account executive roles, with emphasis on data engineering, AI/ML, product management, and government-facing roles.
- Continue to digitize and accelerate defense acquisition by replacing manual data gathering with automated intelligence.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-First Culture**: "Our work matters. We take a lot of pride in building to advance mission outcomes." Strong sense of purpose in national security.
- **Values**: Impact, overdeliver, hustle, empathy, humility, integrity. "We get stuff done, no matter what it takes."
- **Work Environment**: In-office presence is expected most days (headquarters in Washington, DC), with flexibility to work from home as needed. Small, agile team (currently ~16 people) with high growth.
- **Tech Stack**: Modern stack including Python, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, Snowflake, Terraform, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Kafka, and various BI tools.
- **Opportunities**: High-autonomy roles with direct impact on product and national security outcomes. Employees come from Booz Allen, Deloitte, Capital One, AWS, and other top firms.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the small team and mission focus suggest a tight-knit, driven culture with room for ownership.

## Sources
1. [Obviant.com](https://www.obviant.com/) – main site, platform description
2. [Obviant About](https://www.obviant.com/about-us) – mission, values
3. [Obviant Careers](https://www.obviant.com/careers) – values, open positions
4. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/obviant) – headcount, funding, key executives, growth metrics
5. [Built In Obviant Profile](https://builtin.com/company/obviant) – office policy, tech stack, open roles
6. [Business Wire: $7.1M Seed Round](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250624200000/en/Obviant-Raises-7.1M-in-Funding-to-Scale-its-Data-Intelligence-Platform-for-Defense-Acquisition-Contracting-and-Budgeting) – funding details
7. [FinSMEs: Seed Round](https://www.finsmes.com/2025/06/obviant-raises-7-1m-in-funding.html) – funding confirmation
8. [Business Insider: Selling to Pentagon](https://www.businessinsider.com/selling-to-pentagon-is-messy-and-complex-startups-try-make-easier-2025-6) – market context
9. [Yahoo Finance: Contract Expansion](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/obviant-awarded-contract-expansion-under-100000152.html) – February 2026 contract win

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