Data Strategist

Primary Responsibilities

• Spearhead strategic implementation of governance framework
• Create, facilitate, and ensure compliance with data quality standards to include implementation of data retention process and best practices
• Absess current infrastructure and data landscape holistically
• Analyze existing data infrastructure, landscape, and security posture to create a technical roadmap
• Build an action plan in a Microsoft tool that is executable by the US Space Force
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration by partnering with Government personnel, the customer, and teammates to support data infrastructure and mission needs

Basic Qualifications

• Requires BS and 6 - 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 4 - 6 years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree
• Data strategy thought leader leading the plan to collect, store, and analyze data
• Ability to implement scalable target-state architecture that aligns data collection and retention with operational priorities
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Understanding of data security and access controls in accordance with the DoD and Air Force Data Strategy policies and procedures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leaders
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work “in the weeds” with data
• Expert level understanding of data architecture principles
• Expert level understanding of data tiering and data retention processes and best practices
• Understanding at a high-level how to take an organization from legacy data management to ML/AI enabled data management
• General big data understanding and high-level data requirements to populate a big data platform
• Requirements understanding of data warehouses and data lakes
• 7 to 10+ years of progressive experience in data strategy, business intelligence or analytics consulting
• Experience enabling and deploying advanced analytics with AI and ML

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
• IIBA Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA)
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)