Data Analyst II

Noblis•Washington, DC

About The Position

As a Data Analyst, you will provide Executive Staff-level support to government leadership and various programs, performing as a key analyst for the evaluation of program data and programs. You will use quantitative and qualitative analysis to perform complex data analyses of high impact programs to assess and report resourcing of operational programs. Working directly with stakeholders, you will support the research and documentation of policy drafts, technical and programmatic status papers, and other analytical products for executive-level audiences. Your expertise in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization will drive informed decision-making while supporting mission-critical national security operations.

Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) or Active TS/SCI
Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a background check and polygraph examination
Bachelor's or Master’s degree with 5 years of experience of experience OR Associate degree with 8 years of experience OR High School/Diploma with 11 years of experience
5 years’ experience in federal government (intelligence, defense, law enforcement community) leading and/or coordinating multiple, complex projects with frequent aggressive and/or competing deadlines
3 years' experience researching, analyzing, and coordinating content for policy drafts and updates, technical and programmatic status papers, classification evaluations, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), and other analytical products for executive-level and external agency audiences
3 years’ experience writing and producing data/resource-focused summary papers, reports, and briefs containing written analyses, justifications, and graphics describing data related to operational outcomes, such as policy/congressional justifications, mission summaries, and talking points for executive-level and external agency audiences
3 years’ experience applying operational objectives/outcomes to fiscal goals
3 years’ experience using MS Excel spreadsheets and pivot tables, PowerBI reports, PowerPoint presentations and demonstrative graphics, Word documents, and SharePoint lists and workflow tools
3 years’ experience successfully working at an Executive Staff-level
1 year experience writing reports and presenting briefing materials

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's, MBA, or master's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, Data Analytics, or other relevant analytical, scientific, or data-based Bachelor of Science degree
5 years’ experience using MS Excel as an analytical tool
5 years’ experience with federal planning, programming, and evaluation/execution processes and principles
5 years’ experience writing resource justifications for Congressional, OMB, DOJ, and ODNI audiences

Responsibilities

Write executive-level briefing papers to succinctly explain program data, requirements, issues, and recommendations
Support the research and documenting of policy drafts and updates, technical and programmatic status papers, classification evaluations, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), final responses for taskers and requests for information (RFIs) containing written justifications and data requirements, and other analytical products for executive-level audiences
Brief management on status, issues, and options for programs and projects
Use quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to analyze and evaluate data, identify issues, and formulate recommendations for presentation
Coordinate and partner with internal/external divisions to collect task responses and provide Branch approved submissions to internal and external RFIs
Extract source data from multiple databases
Manipulate data in spreadsheets and pivot tables as an analytical tool and to create PowerBI reports with demonstrative graphics and tables for briefing products
Update and maintain a tasking system with tasker requests and final approved submissions
Research and analyze prior and current practices, guidance, policies, and regulations that informs the analysis of options
Apply operational objectives/outcomes to fiscal goals
Attend meetings and routinely draft meeting notes summarizing topics, outcomes, and follow-up items