Data Analyst / Engineer

Data Analyst / Engineer

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DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. Our clients' critical missions inspire us, and we are driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements.

Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The HQ SACT requires support in establishing the Enterprise Architecture function and reporting about on-going and future programmes and initiatives delivering the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy.

The HQ SACT is responsible for capturing capability requirements developing capability architectures in support of the different NATO modernisation and transformation programmes.

This position support will consist of consolidating architectural data across multiple sources (e.g. specialized architectural tools and repositories, requirements management tools, project and portfolio management tools) to create reports, presentations and interactive, web published dashboards and heat maps illustrating architectural scope, connections, overlaps, gaps and delivery progress of multiple programmes and projects.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Gather and analyze data related to enterprise architecture and capability architectures :
• This includes data on capabilities, processes, data flows, requirements, programme portfolio.
• Create architectural dashboards and heat maps.
• Use data to visualize the architecture maturity, architectural links and gaps between initiatives, requirements fulfilment, status of programmes and projects, and identify potential risks and bottlenecks.
• Use data to create architectural roadmaps for capability development, identify the capabilities to support future initiatives and NATO Digital Transformation.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and capability architects to develop and implement data-driven architecture strategies.
• Work closely with the architects to understand their needs and deliver actionable insights.
• Integrate data sources relevant for the enterprise architecture (capability architectures, taxonomies, requirements, programme and project information).
• Develop, construct, test and maintain data pipelines and data processing tools such as databases, data warehouses and ETLs.
• Transform data into formats that can be easily analyzed by developing, maintaining, and testing infrastructures for data generation.
• Configure, integrate and maintain data integration and analytics tools and shared repositories (e.g. PowerBI, KNIME, SQL Server and other DBMS', SharePoint).
• Improve data quality and efficiency.
• Support evaluation of capability requirements and objectives and their delivery status.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Required Qualifications :

• This role is a hybrid of data analysis and data engineering, and will require you to have skills in both areas.
• A University Degree in engineering, management, information systems, accounting, economics, finance, business administration, public administration, operations research, project management or a related discipline.

Professional experience in data analytics / engineering of min.

• 5 years' experience will be accepted instead of a degree in a relevant field.
• Demonstrable recent experience (at least 5 years in the last 10) in complex data analysis and processing, including a list of most relevant projects supported, analytical artifacts produced, or data engineering tasks performed.
• Demonstrable recent hands-on experience (at least 3 years in the last 10) in using modern software architecture and software development related to data science, analytics, and data integration, e.

g., Python, SQL, KNIME, Pentaho or similar, and familiarity in working with semi-structured data (XML, JSON) and APIs.

• List most relevant projects supported (no more than 3), tools / languages used and nature of the source data (e.g. relational, free text, JSON / XML).
• Demonstrable recent hands on experience (at least 3 years in the last 10) in designing and implementing data warehouse and data lake solutions.
• Knowledge of different data modelling paradigms, e.g. relational, dimensional, triple store (semantic Wikis), NoSQL. List most relevant projects supported (no more than 3), tools used and data modelling paradigm used.
• Effective story telling via data, Experienced 'data storyteller'.
• Provide most relevant examples (no more than 3) together with the type of audience, 'data story' presented and presentation goals and outcomes.
• Demonstrable recent hands on experience (at least 2 years in the last 5) with data presentation and visualisation tools, e.

g. Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Kibana, or similar using high quality graphs and reports, charts, heats maps and interactive dashboards.

List most relevant projects supported (no more than 3), types of visualisations, and tools used.

• National of one of the 31 NATO countries
• In possession of an active National and / or NATO Secret security clearanc

Preferred Qualifications :

• Demonstrated ability to build cooperative relationships with academia and governmental and non-governmental partners; Demonstrated capacity to work under general direction within a clear framework of accountability with substantial personal responsibility;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment;
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively as a member of a multinational and multi- disciplinary team;
• Demonstrated ability to execute a broad range of complex professional or technical work activities in a variety of contexts;
• Demonstrated ability of disciplined and systematic approach to problem solving;
• Demonstrated ability for a comprehensive approach based on credible evidence, the most probable counterarguments and risks;

preferably NATO experience.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short / long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

AAP / EEO Statement

DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding , and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and / or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.

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