Senior Data Analyst

Peraton is looking for a Sr. Data Analyst to support our CFTC contract and join a team of high performers. This position is hybrid and must be local to the DC, MD or VA. Required Qualifications Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; or 12 years with a HS degree Derivative markets knowledge with Futures, Options and Swaps products and exchanges Experience/Knowledge in AWS cloud tools Experience in Redshift data warehouse service Experience/Knowledge of XML, FIXML, FPML Must be able to go onsite at least 3 days a week Must be a US Citizen or a Green Card Holder Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance At least one (1) year of experience using: SQL, PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Azure, SQL Server Management Studio SAS, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Viya AWS, including QuickSight, Redshift, Sage Maker Python, including the following Python packages/libraries/modules Experience with data visualization using programming languages, e.g. Python or R, or commercial tools, e.g. MicroStrategy, Tableau, JMP, or Amazon Web Services (AWS) QuickSight Preferred Qualifications Active Public Trust Clearance is a plus SQL querying skills, SAS reporting skills is a plus Financial Industry Certifications is a plus What will you do Expert analysis in transaction‑level data across derivatives markets, familiarity with the CFTC’s dual cloud environment and the skillset to develop data standards and perform analysis to support the real‑time alerts and reporting within the complex NMS platform Conduct analysis and develop and update requirements and schemas for the full complement of exchanges Map CFTC in‑house exchange datasets to NMS FIX input messages, including but not limited to orders, trades, products, and participants. Create technical guidance documents with data maps and conditions Support data loading & processing team in testing and trouble‑sh‑ooting input files from external sources into NMS Experience with data warehouse, data lake, and enterprise big data platforms in multi‑data‑center contexts required Knowledge of industry‑specific XML data exchange message formats, including necessary modifications or extensions Collaborate with stakeholders and industry representatives to secure approval for technical guidance Document expansion of existing datasets, including mapping to FIX input format, to leverage more features of the NMS system. Assist CFTC data loading & processing team by documenting and testing expanded dataset extracts into NMS Assess and document new datasets needed to make better use of NMS system Assist CFTC data loading & processing team in relating new datasets to existing databases and testing loads and extracts into NMS for implementation Conduct assessments, document requirements and create mappings to support standards development for all datasets #J-18808-Ljbffr