Business Data Analyst

Role Description

IDS is seeking an ambitious self-starter to provide data analytics support for our government customers. This position will work with senior leadership to perform data extraction, cleansing, analysis, visualization and storytelling. Successful candidates will have experience analyzing data from SPACECOM systems (Finance, Logistics, Personnel, Acquisition, Contracting, etc.), work well in a collaborative environment, think creatively, thrive under pressure, and be able to adjust to shifting priorities quickly. Candidates will possess effective diplomatic, time management, and oral and written communication skills.

• Gather business requirements, analyze source systems, define underlying data sources and transformation requirements, design data models, and develop metadata for data analysis and visualization.
• Acquire and analyze data and metrics across the enterprise to learn how they can be incorporated into data visualizations and dashboards.
• Collaborate with business areas and project teams to elicit, identify, prioritize, and document data visualization and business intelligence requirements.
• Serve as a functional and technical data visualization and business intelligence subject matter expert.
• Translate business analysis and business needs into prototypes concepts of reports and dashboards and contribute to design and visualization best practices.
• Utilize business intelligence tools to take dashboard requirements and develop deliverable solutions.
• Document data acquisition, data management and data governance processes.
• Make and implement process improvements and efficiencies.
• Create training materials and user guides.
• Conduct group and one-on-one training sessions with end users.
• Otherwise support a government financial office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of nine (9) years of government acquisition, finance or financial management, program management or related experience within a Department of War organization.
• Experience using Business Intelligence (BI) and self-service data visualization tools such as Qlik Sense, Power BI, or Qlik View is required.
• Contracting data set experience, such as FPDS-NG, SAM.gov, PIEE, ConWrite, CON-IT, EDA, or WAWF, is preferred.

Requirements

• This position requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business management, engineering, computer science, mathematics, accounting, economics or other related discipline.
• Experience in lieu of education may be considered if the individual has thirteen (13) or more years of relevant experience.
• Must be able to sit, type, hear, see, and speak for extended periods of time.
• Must consistently work and type on a computer for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to communicate accurate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Must be able to lift/carry at least 15 lbs.
• May be required to move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office supplies, etc.

Benefits

• Employer paid health, dental, vision, disability, AD&D and life insurance plans for eligible employees.
• Variety of elective plans including flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance and supplemental insurance plans.
• Benefits become effective the first of the month following the start date of employment.
• Eleven (11) paid holidays.
• Generous PTO accruals starting at three (3) weeks per year.
• 401(k) safe harbor contribution upon eligibility.
• Generous employee referral bonuses.