Data Analyst - Junior (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Job Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Data Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive business decisions. This role requires a strong understanding of data analysis techniques, proficiency in various analytical tools, and the ability to communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.

Location: Pentagon

Education requirements: · Bachelor’s Degree preferred in data analytics, statistics, operations research, business analytics, economics, supply chain management, logistics, information systems, mathematics, or a related field is desired

Experience Requirements:

● One to three years of relevant professional, internship, or military experience involving data analysis, operational analysis, logistics, or program support.

● Proficiency using Microsoft Excel for data preparation, validation, analysis, pivot tables, charts, and reporting.

● Ability to collect, clean, reconcile, and analyze information from multiple structured and unstructured sources.

● Ability to translate analytical findings into clear charts, summaries, information papers, briefings, and recommendations.

● Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, source traceability, configuration control, and quality assurance.

● Experience working collaboratively with senior analysts, logistics subject matter experts, Government personnel, and military stakeholders.

Required Tasks:

● Ability to work on-site at the Pentagon M-F from 0730-1630.

● Strong written and verbal communication skills.

● Active DoD Secret security clearance and ability to maintain the clearance throughout employment.

● Other Tasks in support of performance work statement (PWS) direction and when required may include:

­ Research emerging Department of War, Joint, Naval, and Marine Corps strategies, concepts, doctrine, directives, and wargaming reports.

­ Collect, organize, validate, and analyze data supporting logistics concepts, wargames, experiments, studies, and assessments.

­ Assist with identifying logistics trends, capability implications, gaps, risks, and dependencies affecting the Fleet Marine Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

­ Support development of information papers, decision briefs, presentations, after-action reports, and recommendations.

­ Compile and analyze inputs supporting Marine Corps Campaign of Learning, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution, and Assessment, and capability-based assessment activities.

­ Maintain action-item trackers, calendars, milestones, reference materials, and supporting data for logistics advisory activities.

­ Document meeting results and consolidate inputs from Marine Corps, Navy, Joint Staff, and other stakeholders.

­ Maintain current information and analytical products within authorized SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and other Government information-management environments.

­ Collect and analyze data concerning logistics functional capabilities, capability gaps, requirements, and investment recommendations.

­ Support annual capability and gap analyses across applicable Capability Portfolio Managers.

­ Review Joint capability-development products and assist in identifying impacts on Marine Corps logistics equities and priorities.

­ Support evaluation of Joint Universal Needs Statements and capability-development documents.

­ Develop charts, tables, dashboards, and other visualizations for information and decision briefs.

­ Track requirements, milestones, risks, decisions, and actions supporting Functional Capabilities Boards and Joint Capability Boards.

­ Assist with analytical support for Marine Corps capability-based assessments, POM planning, and Joint capability integration.

­ Maintain and analyze information concerning current and emerging logistics platforms, including build, delivery, transition, funding, maintenance, and readiness data.

­ Identify trends, inconsistencies, gaps, and readiness challenges within available logistics and platform data.

­ Support development of recurring reports, meeting materials, papers, briefings, and updates to logistics doctrine and policy.

­ Track Marine Corps and Navy logistics initiatives, platform schedules, funding profiles, action items, and stakeholder inputs.

­ Assist with analysis supporting Maritime Prepositioning Force and Global Prepositioning Network exercises.

­ Support Continuous Process Improvement initiatives through process mapping, data collection, baseline measurement, performance analysis, and results tracking.

­ Help develop plans of action and milestones, project trackers, process-improvement reports, and return-on-investment analyses.

­ Apply sound data-management and quality-control practices to ensure analytical products are accurate, traceable, reproducible, and suitable for Government decision-making.

Desired Experience:

● Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Headquarters Marine Corps, or another Service-level headquarters.

● Familiarity with Marine Corps logistics, the Fleet Marine Force, MAGTF operations, Force Design, or expeditionary and naval logistics.

● Familiarity with PPBEA, POM development, or capability portfolio management assessments.

● Experience with military funding data.

● Experience developing Power BI dashboards or other interactive data visualizations.

● Working knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Visio, and task or action-management systems such as ETMS2.

● Experience taking meeting minutes and after action reporting for wargames, exercises, experimentation, studies, or after-action analysis.

● Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma, process mapping, Continuous Process Improvement, or return-on-investment analysis.

Current TS/SCI eligibility or access.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $83,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) 4% Match

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Paid holidays

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Data management: 2 years (Required)

• DoD: 1 year (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC 20301 (Required)

Work Location: In person