Data Analyst

Nakupuna Consulting is seeking a Data Analyst to join our team of talented consultants providing professional services to the OUSD(R&E) Business Operations Directorate. The ideal candidate should be familiar with military customs and courtesies, have strong oral and written communication skills. This role requires a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned.  Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Support the Business Operations Directorate by analyzing acquisition data and producing reports to inform decisions.
• Provide applicable acquisition reports on acquisition data to analyze timelines, performance, statistics, workload balancing, trend analysis, and forecasting.
• Successful management of acquisitions and requirements through the organization’s management tool or management system. Manage, schedule, training, assign, report, and track (e.g. Dashboards, Integrated Master Schedules, Calendar Invites, etc.) the organization’s acquisition packages using the applicable organizational operating instructions, training and instructions.
• Present findings or translate the acquisition data into useable formats by applying critical thinking. Findings will become part of government dashboard/briefings to support compliance findings, inspections, leadership decision making, and customer expectation management.
• Maintain and collect acquisition data using different tools and statistical techniques such as MS SQL queries from various databases, such as but not limited to MS Excel, MS Access, SharePoint and data management systems to provide accurate and reliable administrative reports, presentations and dashboards.
• Advise and assist in establishing useful acquisition data collections from existing systems.
• Apply sound strategies for obtaining quality acquisition data from different sources, integrating, and developing actionable information to support quantitative analysis.
• Prepare applicable acquisition reports and acquisition briefs on an as needed basis.
• Assist in the design of processes, tools, or databases to ensure an effective and efficient way to manage OUSD(R&E)’s portfolio of acquisitions.
• Assist OUSD(R&E) in developing and maintaining a master task order list for tracking and staffing of contracts and agreements.
• Build dashboards and data visualizations to support tracking and reporting of data.

Education and Experience:

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and 6+ years of relevant professional experience in data analysis.

Skills/Qualifications: Excellent technical skills, organizational and planning skills, communication, and problem-solving skills, problem analysis, attention to detail and accuracy, solid judgment and decision-making ability, takes initiative and is adaptable and customer service oriented. Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities with minimum direction and supervision. Specifically, the ideal candidate will be familiar with, and have experience with the following technical knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Experience working with large datasets or databases.
• Strong quantitative ability and a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Understanding of writing syntax and using statistics and data analysis tools such as SPSS or Stata, R, Tableau, Qlik Sense, R Statistical programming and methods, Oracle or MS SQL Integration.
• Ability to learn to write/ modify code using the tools above.
• Experience in data visualization and dashboard creation. 
• Demonstrated experience with DoD is preferred.
• Familiarity with the acquisition process is preferred.  

Location: Onsite at the Pentagon.

Clearance Requirements: This position requires an active Secret security clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Physical Requirements: The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer.

The Nakupuna Companies are dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment while providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require special assistance or accommodations during your job application process, please contact recruiting@nakupuna.com.