Job DescriptionThe Data Analyst shall provide data analytics, data management, and data architecture support. All data related activities shall comply with appropriate laws and policies and take into consideration the protection of individuals' civil liberties and privacy.
Data Analyst / Data Visualization Specialist (Senior)- Work with Senior Data Analysts to define and oversee database organizations, standards, controls, procedures, and documentation.
- Provide technical consulting in the definition, design, and creation of data environments.
- Advise applications development staff data solutions to business problems, data architectures, data base management system facilities and capabilities.
- Data Analyst will be responsible to a core functional team, but also to respective skill/discipline teams. The former to be assigned and work daily team activities, and the latter to develop and enhance skills, and to request assistance.
Data Analyst / Data Visualization Specialist (Journeyman)- Work with Senior Data Scientist to analyze unstructured and semi-structured data, including latent semantic indexing (LSI), entity identification and tagging, complex event processing (CEP), and the application of analysis algorithms on distributed, clustered, and cloud-based high-performance infrastructures.
- Handle processing and index requests against high-volume collections of data and high-velocity data streams.
- Has the ability to utilize advance tools and computational skills to interpret, connect, predict and make discoveries in complex data and deliver recommendations for business and analytic decisions.
- Experience with machine learning, algorithm analysis, and data clustering.
- Work with more junior Data Scientists to elevate skills for breath and depth in the field.
QualificationsRequired Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:- Applicable degree(s): Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Database Administration, Geographic Information Systems, Information Security, Information Technology (IT), IT Management, Network Administration, Software Development, Technical Writing, or Web Design & Development.
- Demonstrated relevant expertise supporting U.S. Federal Government as a Database Administrator/Manager/Systems Engineer, with hands-on experience with database standards and end user applications.
- Minimum five (5) years' working knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity and Structured Query Language (SQL). These five (5) years must be concurrent with the requisite years of work experience.
- Minimum five (5) years' working knowledge of database design, data modeling, and data mining techniques, query creation and report generation, documentation, coding, DBA case tools (frontend/backend) with third party tools, and programming languages application programming interface (API). These five (5) years may be concurrent with the requisite years of work experience.
- Minimum five (5) years' working knowledge of statistical packages for analyzing large datasets. These five (5) years may be concurrent with the requisite years of work experience.
- Ability to effectively establish and execute strategic and critical task priorities to demonstrate problem-solving skills, and to think algorithmically.
- Strong knowledge and experience with reporting packages and databases (SQL preferred), and some programming (JavaScript, XML, or ETL frameworks).
Desired Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:- Ability to understand U.S. Federal Government business needs, with strong analytical and organizational skills.
Additional InformationClearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
