Data Analyst at Centuria in Scott AFB, IL

Job description

• The Data Analyst / Data Manager serves as a hybrid technical role at the intersection of data analysis, data management, and system support within HQ CCC's independent performance-validation mission. Beyond analyzing data, this role ensures that the performance and test data underpinning HQ CCC's analyses is well-governed, high-quality, secure, and trustworthy throughout its lifecycle. This directly supports the DoD Data Strategy and the Air Force's drive to become a data-centric force, ensuring data assets are managed in accordance with VAULTIS principles — Visible, Accessible, Understandable, Linked, Trustworthy, Interoperable, and Secure. By combining rigorous analysis with disciplined data stewardship — and applying enterprise data platforms such as Palantir Foundry, Power BI, and PySpark — this role enables defensible, repeatable, and auditable independent assessments for cyberspace leadership.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis of collected datasets using data analysis and statistical techniques to enhance root-cause performance degradation detection.
• Build, transform, and analyze large-scale datasets using current data-centric programming languages (such as Python, R, SQL and Yaml) for distributed/big-data processing.
• Integrate, model, and operationalize data within data analytics and management platforms (such as Palantir Foundry or Databricks) to support pipelines, ontologies, and analytic workflows.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations using business intelligence software (such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL or Yaml) to communicate performance insights.
• Validate program and system performance against representative physical and emulated environments.
• Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable insights for the team and leadership.
• Support the full data lifecycle — collection, ingestion, organization, storage, retention, archival, and disposition — for performance and test data.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and transformations (using data analytics and management platforms and data-centric programming languages) ensuring reliable, repeatable processing.
• Apply data governance policies, standards, and procedures consistent with DoD and Air Force guidance.
• Ensure data assets adhere to VAULTIS principles.
• Maintain data quality controls, validation routines, metadata, and data cataloging.
• Serve as a data steward, safeguarding the security, accuracy, and accessibility of mission data.
• Administer and maintain the databases and systems that store and process collected performance/test data.
• Support the physical and emulated environments that generate or host data used in independent analyses.
• Support assurance of network security and interoperability with the AFNet and AFNet core services.
• Support independent analyses that inform security, performance, and integration risk management decisions.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Minimum DoD 8170.01-M IAM Level I certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+).
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Technology/Engineering, Information Management Systems, Management Information Systems, or Information Technology (relevant experience may be substituted for some education).
• Demonstrated experience in Database Administration, Data Analysis, and/or System Administration.
• Hands-on experience and working knowledge of business intelligence software (such as Power BI or Tableau), data analytics and management platforms (such as Palantir Foundry or Databricks), and current data-centric programming languages (such as Python, R, SQL and Yaml).
• Strong proficiency with statistical analysis and data analysis tools/techniques.
• Experience building data pipelines, ontologies, and analytic applications in Palantir Foundry.
• Proficiency developing distributed data processing jobs using current data-centric programming languages (such as Python, R, SQL and Yaml).
• Ability to design and deliver dashboards and visualizations using business intelligence software (such as Power BI or Tableau).
• Experience implementing data governance, data quality, and data lifecycle management practices.
• Familiarity with the DoD Data Strategy and VAULTIS data principles.
• Experience with performance monitoring, root-cause analysis, and troubleshooting in enterprise network environments.
• Familiarity with DoD/Air Force network environments, core services, and security/interoperability standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

Required

• Data analysis and statistical techniques
• Database administration
• System administration
• Network security and interoperability
• DoD Data Strategy and VAULTIS principles