Data Analyst (Remote)

Elder Research • Arlington, VA

105d • Remote

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join our team supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection. As a Data Analyst, you will support robust and repeatable data manipulation, large scale infrastructure for data ingestion, and stunning data visualization for custom client applications.

Requirements

• Four (4) years relevant experience in applied research, big data analytics, statistics, applied mathematics, data science, computer science, operations research or other closely related other quantitative or mathematical discipline.
• At least two (2) years of experience applied data science research or big data analytics.
• Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research or other closely related scientific or technical discipline.
• A Masters degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of relevant experience.
• A PhD may be substituted for experience.
• Knowledge of data mining methods, databases, data visualization and machine learning.
• Experience with analytic techniques such as Anomaly detection, Clustering, and Time-series (e.g., ARIMA).
• Experience implementing NLP concepts including preprocessing (stemming, etc.), TF-IDF, Named Entity Recognition, and LLMs.
• Ability to communicate analysis techniques, concepts, and products.
• Ability to develop data-driven analysis and reports based on data visualizations and data models.
• Strong SQL skills, and ability to identify issues with data.
• Experience with Qlik.
• Experience with Tableau.
• Experience with PowerBI tools.
• Understanding of database and database design.
• Demonstrated experience with cleaning, management, optimizing performance and processing large volumes of data.
• Demonstrated experience within an AWS environment (AWS certifications preferred).
• Familiarity with industry best-practices for software-hardware optimization when processing large sets of data.
• Ability to travel to and work on site at clients as needed.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with machine learning, with statistical modeling, time-series forecasting and/or geospatial analytics.
• Experience with Hadoop, Spark or other parallel storage/computing processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data mining, data preparation, and reporting.
• Prepare and conduct analyses and studies, needs/gaps assessments.
• Applies knowledge to determine the accuracy and reasonableness of the data, recommendations, and solutions proposed.
• Documents and summarizes the results and develops and recommended solutions to the customers problems.
• Prepares big data, implements data models developed by others, and provides database support for customer solutions.
• Key member of a data science project team, supporting data scientists or other consultants in the performance of assigned tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Benefits
• Important Work / Make a Difference: supporting Customs and Border Protection in their efforts to protect the United States.
• Job Stability: Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career not just a contract.
• Remote Work: in an industry of declining remote work opportunities.
• People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life-balance and provide a positive, supportive work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• Company Stock Ownership: all employees are provided with shares of the company each year based on company value and profits.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees