IT Analyst

Job Summary

This senior technical role involves building and maintaining data systems that turn public health information into action. You'll design, develop, and support databases and applications used by epidemiologists and analysts to detect, track, and respond to health events across the VA.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee analytical and programming assignments supporting the development, enhancement, and maintenance of application programs, application systems, and operating-system software across mainframe, network, and client-server environments.
• Design and maintain databases, including specifications for databases, communication systems, data security, and data storage.
• Serve as a data-analysis liaison to analysts and epidemiologists regarding data requests, usage, standards, and security.
• Handle assignments of significantly greater complexity than the experienced level and oversee the work of other IT professionals as assigned.
• Ensure systems and applications operate correctly within VA configuration and information-security requirements.

Requirements

• Experience in analytical and programming assignments supporting development, enhancement, and maintenance of application programs, application systems, and operating-system software across mainframe, network, and client-server environments.
• Senior-level scope: experience overseeing the work of other IT professionals, or handling assignments recognized as significantly more complex than the experienced level.
• Experience designing and maintaining databases, including specifications for databases, communication systems, security, and data storage.
• Experience serving as a data-analysis liaison to end users (e.g., analysts/epidemiologists) regarding requests, usage, standards, and security.
• Prior IT/data work on a VA/VHA contract — especially familiarity with VA systems such as VistA/CPRS, the VA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), or VINCI.
• Experience supporting public health surveillance, epidemiologic, or biostatistical data systems.
• Proficiency with relevant tools/languages (e.g., SQL, SAS, R, Python) and statistical-package support.
• Familiarity with federal information-security requirements (FISMA, NIST, VA Handbook 6500) and VA-approved encryption/VPN environments.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or a related field (equivalent experience may substitute).
• Relevant technical certifications (database, security, or platform) a plus.

Qualifications

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance.
• Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.

Benefits

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) follows the guidelines outlined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide all employees and qualified applicants employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

Pay

$80,000-$100,000

Salary commensurate with experience.