Data Program Lead / Senior Training Analytics & Power BI LeadLocation: Linthicum, MD
Clearance: Active Secret required
Employment: Full-time
Program Status: Contingent upon contract award
Company: MKS2 Technologies
Target Salary: $150K-$170K
Position SummaryMKS2 Technologies is seeking a
Data Program Lead / Senior Training Analytics & Power BI Lead for an anticipated DoD training and business-management program.
The Data Program Lead will provide senior leadership for an enterprise training-data environment encompassing data requirements, metadata, integration, analytics, reporting, data standards, business intelligence and executive visualization.
The draft PWS specifically requires a
dedicated Data Program Lead to serve as the single point of contact and manage all activities under the data-analysis task, making this one of the most strategically important positions on the anticipated program. [DRAFT_PWS_...t2026.docx | Word]
Key Responsibilities- Lead the overall training-data management, analytics and visualization workstream.
- Serve as the primary data/analytics point of contact to Government leadership.
- Establish and manage processes for capturing, prioritizing and tracking enterprise data requirements.
- Develop and maintain business glossaries, metadata repositories and data standards.
- Support Learning Management System migration and ensure data continuity across platforms.
- Design and oversee data-integration pipelines between source systems and enterprise data platforms.
- Analyze high-volume training data, including:
- Student records
- Course completion
- Student demographics
- Academic/training performance
- Student tracking
- Operational and program-performance data.
- Perform data-quality and validation activities.
- Conduct historical, statistical and ad hoc analyses to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Develop KPIs, performance measures and Mission Management and Reporting metrics.
- Develop, deploy and maintain a portfolio of at least five enterprise-level interactive Power BI dashboards.
- Develop executive-level reports and visualizations translating complex data into actionable information.
- Lead production of monthly metrics, deep-dive analytic studies and rapid-turn ad hoc reporting.
- Support responses to Government data calls within demanding timelines.
- Develop and deliver quarterly analytics training to Government personnel.
- Develop data-governance approaches, definitions, standards and documentation.
- Communicate analytics findings and recommendations to senior Government decisionmakers.
Required Qualifications- Active Secret clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics or related field.
- 8+ years of professional data/analytics experience.
- At least 3 years leading enterprise analytics, BI or data-management efforts.
- Expert-level or advanced experience with Microsoft Power BI.
- Demonstrated experience developing enterprise dashboards and executive analytics.
- Experience with:
- Data modeling
- Data validation and quality
- Data integration
- Metadata
- KPIs/performance metrics
- Data standards/governance
- Statistical or trend analysis.
- Strong SQL and data-querying skills.
- Experience integrating multiple enterprise data sources.
- Ability to translate technical analysis into concise executive recommendations.
- Strong presentation and client-facing communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Direct DCSA or DoD experience.
- Experience working with training, education or Learning Management System data.
- Experience supporting LMS migration.
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification or equivalent demonstrable expertise.
- Experience with Power Query, DAX and enterprise Power BI governance.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure data services, SQL Server or similar enterprise data platforms.
- Experience with SPSS or comparable statistical tools.
- Familiarity with Section 508 requirements for analytics products.
- Experience developing and delivering analytics training to nontechnical users.
- Experience building government executive or mission-performance dashboards.
