Data Management Analyst

About the role

TEKsystems is seeking a Data Management Analyst to support the modernization, enhancement, and operational support of the ECOSphere platform for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This position will play a critical role in managing, integrating, and governing enterprise data that supports wildlife conservation programs, environmental initiatives, regulatory requirements, and public-facing applications. The selected candidate will work with modern cloud-based data architectures, including AWS, Databricks, Data Lakehouse environments, and enterprise data management solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of enterprise data management solutions supporting the ECOSphere platform.
• Design, develop, and maintain data integration processes and ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Assist with database administration, performance optimization, and data quality initiatives.
• Implement and support data workflows using AWS, Databricks, and related cloud technologies.
• Support Data Lakehouse and Delta Lake environments that enable scalable reporting and analytics.
• Develop and maintain data models, database structures, metadata repositories, and data dictionaries.
• Ensure compliance with established data governance, metadata, and data management standards.
• Support data quality monitoring, validation, and remediation efforts.
• Develop and maintain APIs that enable secure sharing and publishing of data across applications and public-facing systems.
• Create technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and architecture diagrams.
• Build and support dashboards, reporting solutions, and analytical datasets.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, architects, and project teams to gather requirements and deliver data solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, planning activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support modernization efforts focused on cloud-based data architecture and enterprise analytics capabilities.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Experience working with Databricks and Data Lakehouse or Delta Lake environments.
• Strong SQL development and database management experience.
• Experience developing and supporting ETL/ELT processes and data integration pipelines.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and data quality best practices.
• Experience with database design and data modeling tools.
• Experience working within AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting reporting, analytics, or business intelligence initiatives.
• Experience developing or supporting APIs used for data publishing and integrations.
• Ability to create technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within Agile project environments.
• Ability to work onsite 100% of the time in Fort Collins, CO or Falls Church, VA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python for data processing and automation.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale data management initiatives.
• Familiarity with graph databases.
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale cloud data architectures.
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Prior experience supporting federal government programs.
• Understanding of data security, compliance, and governance frameworks.
• Experience with modern analytics and reporting platforms.

Technology Environment

• Databricks
• AWS
• SQL
• ETL / ELT
• Data Lake