Senior Data Analyst

## Overview Our client is hiring a Data Analyst to deliver high-quality reporting, analytics, and data-driven insights in support of a U.S. Federal Government agency. Working in a classified setting, this individual will create analyses, reports, and visual products for stakeholders across the department, agency, and broader federal community. The selected candidate will partner with HR subject-matter experts, data engineering teams, and developers to extract and organize data, establish meaningful metrics, build dashboards, and communicate findings clearly to varied audiences. This position requires a current TS/SCI security clearance. A TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is strongly preferred. ## Responsibilities

• Partner with technical and business SMEs, data owners, and program stakeholders to understand processes, reporting needs, critical data fields, security requirements, and the meaning of analytical findings.
• Execute established research and analytical methodologies.
• Deliver recurring, detailed status updates, reports, and analysis to leadership and customers.
• Work collaboratively and proactively with internal team members and external stakeholders.
• Design approaches for combining, organizing, standardizing, and preparing data for analysis.
• Interpret complex datasets that are specific to the organization and its mission.
• Turn data and analytical results into useful visualizations and interactive dashboards using commercial and open-source tools.
• Create briefing materials that explain technical or complex topics to nontechnical audiences.
• Guide customers on how to interpret and apply analytical products, reports, and findings.

## Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, human resources, or a similar discipline.
• Experience creating dashboards with Tableau or comparable data visualization platforms.
• Working knowledge of Python, R, or similar programming languages.
• Experience using SQL and related database query languages, including MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with both business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; TS/SCI with polygraph is preferred.
• Ability to contribute successfully in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel and perform work at customer locations.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple assignments at once.
• Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, client-service, and presentation capabilities.
• Ability to build and maintain productive customer relationships.

## Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in expanding capabilities in areas such as strategic planning, talent management, process mapping, organizational change, workforce planning, data analytics and visualization, and competency management.
• Willingness to pursue relevant professional or industry certifications.
• Prior management consulting experience.
• Familiarity with project management, business analysis, data analysis, strategic communications, or multimedia tools and methodologies.
• A creative and practical approach to solving challenging problems.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with personnel at all organizational levels. Smart Synergies