Data Analyst (Cleared)

Please note: This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award.

Overview

We are seeking a Data Analyst to support federal government trade analytics and mission transformation priorities by preparing analyzing documenting and reporting on complex data to support data-driven decision-making. This role will support data science project teams by conducting data mining data preparation data quality review reporting needs and gaps assessments and analytical studies across large and complex data environments.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with data analysis data preparation reporting database support and visualization along with the ability to work closely with data scientists engineers architects project managers and government stakeholders. This role requires an analyst who can assess the accuracy and reasonableness of data support implementation of analytical models document findings and help transform data into clear concise and actionable insights.

Location

This role will primarily support work in the Washington DC Metro area with work expected at or near the client site in Ashburn VA as required by the contract. Telework may bepermittedonly with prior government approval.

Security Requirement

Must be a U.S. Citizen with a recent DHS Public Trust DoD Secret or DoD Top Secret clearance and must be able to obtain andmaintaina CBP background investigation or other required government suitability determination.

What You Will Do

• Conduct data mining data preparation reporting analysis studies and needs/gaps assessments to support complex mission and operational questions

• Prepare clean transformvalidate and analyze structured and unstructured data from multiple sources

• Assess the accuracy completeness reasonableness and usability of data recommendations and proposed solutions

• Document analytical results summarize findings and contribute to recommended solutions for customer problems

• Support senior data scientists in evaluating stakeholder requirements anddeterminingfeasibility of proposed analytical approaches

• Prepare big data for use in statistical analysis machine learning data modeling reporting visualization and business intelligence products

• Implement data models developed by senior data scientists or other technical team members

• Provide database support for customer solutions including data extraction data validation data profiling and data quality support

• Develop data-driven analyses reports dashboards and visualizations based on data models and stakeholder requirements

• Support development of data exploration results reports analytical summaries model prototype and evaluation reports and other project deliverables

• Collaborate with data scientists data engineers data architects developers UX/UI designers and project managers to deliver end-to-end analytical capabilities

• Participate in Agile delivery activities including sprint planning backlog refinement task estimation status reporting demonstrations and issue resolution

• Communicate analytical concepts methods findings and products to technical and non-technical audiences

• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for data issues reporting inconsistencies and analytical product defects

• Maintain documentation for datasets analytical methods data transformations reports dashboards and workflows

What This Role Requires

• U.S. Citizenshipdue to federal contract requirements

• Recent DHS Public Trust DoD Secret or DoD Top Secret clearance

• Ability to obtain andmaintaina CBP background investigation or other required government suitability determination

• Candidate mustresidein the U.S. and be able to support onsite work in the Washington DC Metro area including Ashburn VA as needed

• Four (4) years of relevant experience in applied research directed to machine learning statistics applied mathematics data science computer science operations research or another closely related quantitative or mathematical discipline

• At least two (2) years of experience in applied data science research or big data analytics

• Bachelors degree in Statistics Applied Mathematics Data Science Computer Science Operations Research or another closely related scientific or technical discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Statistics Applied Mathematics Data Science Computer Science Operations Research Analytics or another closely related discipline

• Demonstrated knowledge of data mining methods databases data visualization and machine learning

• Ability to communicate analysis techniques concepts and products

• Ability to support senior data scientists on the evaluation of requirements feasibility asstatedby stakeholders and provide support for the development of special subjects

• Ability to develop data-driven analysis and reports based on data visualizations and data models

• Experience supporting DHS CBP or other federal law enforcement trade revenue regulatory or mission operations environments

• Experience supporting analytical solutions for fraud detection trade evasion revenue protection import safety forced labor intellectual property rights supply chain risk or other enforcement and compliance use cases

• Experience working with high-volume structured and unstructured data from disparate sources including transactional entity network operational or case management data

• Experience using SQL Python R Excel SAS Spark Databricks AWS or similar tools for data preparation analysis reporting or visualization

• Experience with data profiling data quality assessment data cleansing validation reconciliation and issue documentation

• Experience developing dashboards reports data visualizations or self-service analytics products using Tableau Power BIQuickSight or similar platforms

• Experience supporting machine learning statistical modeling anomaly detection entity resolution network analysis cohort analysis or risk-scoring projects

• Experience writing analytical summaries technical documentation user guides data dictionaries or standard operating procedures

• Experience working in Agile ScrumSAFe or similar iterative delivery environments

• Experience working in secure compliant federal IT or data environments

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability toidentifytrends anomalies inconsistencies and meaningful patterns in data

• Strong communicationskills with the ability to explain data findings analytical concepts and reporting products to technical and non-technical audiences

• Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy completeness documentation and quality

• Ability to translate stakeholder questions and operational needs into practical data analyses reports and visualizations

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in an Agile environment

• Collaborative and proactive with the ability to work effectively with data scientists engineers architects developers project managers and end users

• Self-motivated with the ability to work under occasional supervision

• Mission-focused with a commitment to delivering actionable reliable and high-quality analytical support that improves government decision-making and operational outcomes

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