About the Role:This position is being recruited in anticipation of a contract award. The Data & AI Analytics Lead provides technical leadership for enterprise reporting, data management, business intelligence, and AI-enabled analytics capabilities supporting the Department of War Education (DoWEA) Education Platform modernization initiative. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing data solutions that enable informed decision-making, improve operational visibility, and support enterprise analytics across instructional and business systems.
Location:- Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (Hybrid)
- Candidates must reside in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia. This position follows a hybrid work schedule and requires onsite support at a Government-designated location in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Clearance Requirements:- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Applicants selected for this position must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a Government background investigation and all applicable security requirements.
Salary Range: - The anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000-$170,000 annually.
- Final compensation has not yet been determined and will be based on factors including contract award, position requirements, the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, certifications, and geographic location.
Responsibilities:- Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions using modern business intelligence platforms.
- Define and implement data architecture, governance frameworks, master data management strategies, and data quality processes.
- Develop AI-ready data pipelines and analytics capabilities supporting enterprise decision-making and mission outcomes.
- Design and optimize data models, data warehouses, and lakehouse architectures.
- Collaborate with functional, technical, and Government stakeholders to integrate instructional, operational, and administrative data sources.
- Establish data governance practices to ensure data quality, security, privacy, and compliance with Federal standards.
- Provide technical leadership for Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and advanced analytics initiatives.
- Support the development of dashboards, metrics, reporting frameworks, and analytical solutions.
- Evaluate emerging data and AI technologies and recommend solutions to improve enterprise capabilities.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting enterprise analytics initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience supporting the Department of War Education (DoWEA).
- Experience implementing enterprise business intelligence, reporting, and data integration solutions.
- Experience developing data governance and analytics strategies.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
Required Experience:- Business Intelligence
- Data Governance
- Master Data Management
- AI Analytics
- Microsoft Fabric
- Enterprise Data Integration
Preferred Experience:- K-12 education technology environments
- Student Information Systems (SIS) analytics
- Learning Management Systems (LMS) analytics
- Microsoft Power BI
- Azure Data Services
- Machine Learning
- Enterprise data platforms and advanced analytics solutions
Preferred Certifications:- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification
- Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Databricks Data Engineer Certification
