Women Peace and Security (WPS) Data Management Specialist

Vistra Communications • Washington, VA

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Joint Staff J5 Counter Threats and International Cooperation (DDCTIC) is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Data Management Specialist. This position you will be a full-time member of Joint Staff J5 and Identify, acquire, and engineer access to mission-critical data sources from across the DoW and interagency partners; design, build, and maintain automated data pipelines to ingest, clean, and integrate this information into a centralized repository.

Requirements

• TS/SCI
• A minimum of five (5) years of function-related experience at the operational or strategic level. Experience must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of DoD organization and operations. Required experience includes joint doctrine, strategic planning, the operational planning process, and DoD security cooperation.
• A minimum of three years of experience leading data-centric programs, with demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing enterprise data strategy, architecture, and governance.
• Must possess proven, hands-on mastery of data engineering, including building and maintaining secure data pipelines and managing data warehouse solutions in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Master’s degree or higher in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• Must demonstrate expert-level proficiency with data programming languages (e.g., Python, R) and the development of interactive dashboards for senior leadership using visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Maintain proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Be able to prepare and present materials to Flag Officers, General Officers, or Senior Executive Service (SES) members.

Nice To Haves

• Experience conducting WPS-informed sociocultural analysis is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Publish and manage curated datasets as discoverable assets within the J5 Data Catalog, ensuring they are documented, standardized, and readily available for analysts and decision-makers across the directorate.
• Further develop and maintain Women Peace and Security AI agents
• Continue data collection for annual reporting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior