Data Analyst

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Program Summary

KBR’s Aviation & Ground Systems Directorate provides Systems Engineering & Integration support to the Army’s Aviation and Ground soldiers with project based and full-time personnel support services. KBR sets the standard with a wide range of services including Government Engineering, Logistics, Business, and International focuses, while ensuring customer satisfaction and providing excellence in contract deliverables.

Job Summary

Ready to step into a role where your skills meet purpose and passion? At KBR, we're seeking a driven Junior to Mid-Level Data Analyst to join our team and enhance the day-to-day operational processes within the DASA DE&C. Your contributions will be instrumental in innovating, building, and maintaining well-managed data solutions and capabilities. Join a team committed to excellence, where collaboration and innovation thrive. If you are excited to make your mark in a dynamic environment, apply now and let's create something remarkable together!

Roles and Responsibilities:

The primary focuses of this position include:

Manage and maintain data:

• Support the Director of IAD and Branch Chiefs and Lead Data Analyst by supporting an effort to track more than 75 data fields across 60 Army systems, updated monthly by 100+ participants
• Apply critical thinking to review, pressure-test, and clean the data submitted each month and draft follow-up questions to participants understand data nuances / open questions, as applicable
• Develop key products for senior leaders leveraging the data
• Prepare the data collection template for the following month’s submission
• Maintain and execute script to translate the data into a format which can be ingested into Army’s data visualization product
• Respond to inquiries about the data itself and requests to generate bespoke analyses and visualizations based on the data
• Drive communications with various stakeholders as needed

Drive rigorous analyses:

• Support other members of the DASA DEC IAD team in their work by running existing analytical tools and methods related to demand forecasting, resource allocation / optimization, and more
• Update the analytical tools themselves as required to support bespoke analyses
• Support ad-hoc requests that DASA DE&C IAD fields (e.g., in preparation for key meetings, conferences, travel)

Innovate and lead technical projects:

• Identify and pursue new opportunities to better leverage data within IAD
• Innovate on existing data solutions and products to improve them
• Lead cross-functional, technical projects to drive desired outcomes, including building and delivering action plans, coordinating across stakeholders, and proposing required policy or other changes required
• Contribute to building and executing DASA DE&C’s broader data strategy via technical expertise and strategic thinking

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 5 years of experience in data analytics (experience may be substituted in lieu of degree)
• At least 3 years of experience working in MS Excel with advanced proficiency
• At least 1 year of experience utilizing a data visualization tool / platform such as Tableau or QlikSense
• Applicants must already possess a valid DoD Secret level security clearance    

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree specialized in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics discipline
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (including experience with VBA)
• Ability to using Python, R, and/or SQL to clean and generate insights from large data sets
• Experience building or managing large data sets and visualizing data insights via dashboards
• Experience developing or maintaining applications in DataBricks environment
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to quickly refine key insights from complex data sets and to evaluate the data at face-value
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and creatively tackling new issues 
• Strong verbal and written communication, especially on analytical concepts, methods, and insights
• Ability to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders effectively and actively
• Heightened attention to detail
• Previous experience working within or for the United State Government (and specifically the Army)
• Interest and motivation to learn about specific Army platforms and systems
• At least 1 year of experience in at least one scripting language

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture.

These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.