Big Data Analyst

Big Data Analyst

Vantor seeks a Big Data Analyst to join our Data Science & AI team supporting Defense & Aerospace clients. You will design scalable data pipelines, integrate diverse mission datasets, and enable advanced analytics and AI for critical programs. Responsibilities include building secure ETL workflows, optimizing big data platforms (e.g., Hadoop/Spark), and collaborating with AI engineers to productionize models. You'll develop dashboards and visualizations that drive operational decisions. At Vantor, you'll work in a culture of innovation, diversity, and continuous learning with competitive pay, bonus eligibility, and comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain big data pipelines for defense and aerospace programs
• Develop scalable data models and AI-ready datasets for mission analytics
• Implement secure data ingestion, ETL, and real-time streaming solutions
• Collaborate with AI engineers and data scientists to operationalize ML models
• Optimize performance and reliability of large-scale data platforms
• Ensure data security, governance, and compliance with defense standards
• Build dashboards and reports to deliver actionable insights to stakeholders
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to best practices and standards

Required Skills

• Big data technologies (Hadoop/Spark)
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Python or Scala programming
• Machine learning fundamentals
• Data warehousing and ETL
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Data visualization (Tableau/Power BI)
• Streaming data (Kafka/Kinesis)
• Data security and governance
• Statistics and experimental design