Junior 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 Junior Data Analyst to support federal government trade analytics and mission transformation priorities byassistingwith data mining data preparation reporting documentation and analysis across complex data environments. This role will support data scientists data analysts and other technical team members in transforming raw data intoaccurate clear and actionable insights for government stakeholders.

The ideal candidate bringsa strong foundationin data analysis data preparation reporting and documentation along with the ability to learn quickly and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary data science team. This role is well suited for an early-career analyst who is detail-oriented mission-focused and interested in supporting advanced analytics business intelligence and data-driven decision-making in a federal environment.

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

• Support data mining data preparation reporting and documentation activities under the direction of data analysts senior data scientists and project leadership

• Conduct analyses studies and needs/gaps assessments as directed by data analysts or senior technical team members

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

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

• Document and summarize results of data analysis and contribute to the development of recommended solutions to customer problems

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

• Implement data models developed by others and support testing review and documentation of analytical outputs

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

• Assistin developing data-driven analyses reports dashboards visualizations and analytical summaries based on stakeholder requirements

• Support data scientists data analysts engineers architects and other consultants in the performance of assigned project tasks

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

• 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

• Communicate analysis techniques findings and products to technical and non-technical audiences with support from senior team members

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

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

• Two (2) years of relevant experience in applied research business intelligence statistics data science computer science operations research or another closely related quantitative or computational discipline

Preferred Qualifications

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

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

• Experience supporting analytics reporting data preparation or business intelligence projects in a federal or regulated environment

• Experience working with structured and unstructured data from multiple sources including transactional entity operational or case management data

• Experience using SQL Python R Excel SAS 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 or supporting dashboards reports data visualizations or self-service analytics products using Tableau Power BIQuickSight or similar platforms

• Exposure to 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 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 follow technical direction apply feedback and contribute to team deliverables

• Ability to manage assigned tasks and deliver high-quality work in an Agile environment

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

• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn new tools methods business processes and mission areas

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

We can only solve the worlds toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer.Together our employees are empowered to share theirexpertiseand collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information please read ourEEOpolicy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available including but not limited to for disabled veterans individuals with disabilities and individuals withsincerely heldreligious beliefs in all phases of the application and employment process. To requestan accommodationplease emailand we will be happy toassist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extentto provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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