Data Analyst, Lead

Data Analyst, Lead

The Opportunity:
As data analyst, you love diving into data and turning it into meaningful insights. With the abundance of structured and unstructured data, you understand the importance of transforming complex data sets into useful information to solve challenges. As a data analyst at Booz Allen, you can use your skills and experience to support a mission and use data for good. We need a data expert like you to bring your expertise to to USCENTCOM’s data lake environment to support machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence development campaigns to improve intelligence for our nation’s warfighters.

As a client-facing data analyst on our Joint and Partner Forces market team, you’ll work closely with your clients to understand their questions and needs and then dig into their data-rich environments to find the pieces of their information puzzle. Not only will you provide a deep understanding of their data, you’ll also advise your client on what the information means and how it can be used to make an impact on worldwide military operations, reducing risk to our military members and increasing mission success.

How You’ll Contribute:
As a data analyst on our team, you’ll:

• Use your data analytics expertise to support client and stakeholder relationships.
• Research, develop, and test data methodologies, and generate cross-functional solutions through collection, interpretation, evaluation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Contribute to impactful work and guide decision-making across multiple organizations.
• Apply communication skills and data analytics expertise by simplifying technical requirements and trends, based on audience.
• Present data findings and recommendations to clients and stakeholders using your knowledge of databases, scripting languages such as SQL, Python, or R and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Establish quantitative and qualitative metrics and key performance indicators to drive technical outcomes.
• Apply data visualization through different formats such as graphs, tables, and PowerPoint slides.
• Grow your communication and technical skills by creating data-centric solutions for a premier Joint Combatant Command.

Work with us to drive large-scale business and process decisions through data insights.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience designing algorithms and data manipulation capabilities using programming languages such as R, Python, or SQL
• Knowledge of how to identify new sources of data and methods to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Ability to develop data pipelines and integrate data tools and solutions to enable self-service frameworks for data consumers to monitor and report on data
• Ability to work collaboratively with intelligence and data analysis teams to produce qualitative and quantitative data that support intelligence products
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science field

Nice If You Have: 

• Experience with distributed data or computing tools, including MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL
• Experience with visualization packages, including Plotly, Seaborn, or ggplot2
• Experience supporting Joint Combatant Commands or other DoD organizations
• Experience with C++, JavaScript, and Go programming languages

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.