Data Analyst (TS/SCI, 3 yrs exp)Reston, VA, USAFull-timeClearance: Top Secret/SCIJob DescriptionGather data: Analysts often collect data themselves.
This could include conducting surveys, tracking visitor characteristics on a company website, or buying datasets from data collection specialists.Clean data: Raw data might contain duplicates, errors, or outliers.
Cleaning the data means maintaining the quality of data in a spreadsheet or through a programming language so that your interpretations won't be wrong or skewed.Model data: This entails creating and designing the structures of a database.
You might choose what types of data to store and collect, establish how data categories are related to each other, and work through how the data appears.Interpret data: Interpreting data will involve finding patterns or trends in data that will help you answer the question at hand.Present: Communicating the results of your findings will be a key part of your job.
You do this by putting together visualizations like charts and graphs, writing reports, and presenting information to interested parties.QualificationsBachelors Degree and AND;3 years of relevant experience.Critical thinking: Capable of making assessments or drawing conclusions based on analysis of facts, trends and evidence.Communication: Strong written and speaking skills to communicate with colleagues and other stakeholders are good assets in data analysts.Experience with: Tableau, Jupyter Notebook and/or SQL.Desired Qualifications:Programming languages: Knowing a statistical programming language like Python to enable handling large sets of data and performing complex equations.Data visualization: Capable of consolidating findings in a clear, comprehensive format to ensure colleagues, employers, and stakeholders will understand.Experience with: Excel, Google Sheets, R or Python, SAS, or Microsoft Power BI all a plus.Research: Capable of conducting thorough research to justify trends and anomalies within data.Statistics and math: Capable of using statistics and math to validate findings.#J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent