Data Analyst

at  Applied Research Associates Inc

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Data Analyst to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP is responsible securing the border and facilitating lawful trade and travel while enforcing the immigration, customs, agriculture, and other laws of the United States at the borders. As a valued contributor to our team, you will support and conduct projects requiring interdisciplinary methods including but not limited to developing and applying mathematical and statistical models, developing analytical solutions and databases, evaluating new data sources, and inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data.

Applicants for this position will support a variety of requirements and analysis projects for CBP. Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience with the following:

• Developing or applying mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information.
• Developing analytical solutions and databases, including specifications for the most efficient database solutions.
• Good working knowledge and hands-on experience with key software platform architectures, web servers, application servers, and relational databases.
• Evaluating new data sources for adherence to the organization’s quality standards and ease of integration.
• Inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information.
• Informing conclusions and supporting CBP decision-making.
• Validating data to develop models and data visualization that focus on predictive purposes and developing pertinent business information for CBP decisionmakers.
• Creating and managing dashboards.
• Review database architecture and data control polices and offering recommendations for improvement.
• Supporting the existing development of an activity-based costing (ABC) model or development of new ABC models.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current and active CBP Tier 4 provisional (limited) or full Background Investigation (BI)
• An analytic mindset, with strong problem-solving abilities
• Must be a US Citizen
• Eagerness to learn new tools and techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint), including advanced skills with Excel
• Experience providing authoritative and defensible analyses, assessments, and recommendations supporting senior leadership decisions
• Experience working with multiple stakeholder groups to reach consensus decisions
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Bachelors degree in Data Analysis or similar and 5-7 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree in Data Analysis or similar with 3-5 years of relevant experience

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 3 - 7 years: Relevant work experience

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelors or better in Data Analytics or related field

Preferred

• Masters or better in Data Analytics or related field

Please refer the Job description for details