Job Requirements
Alexandria, VA
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$80,001 - $120,000
Job Description
Description
SAIC is seeking a Junior Data Operations Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, Virginia.
Responsibilities:
Real-Time Pipeline Monitoring and Operations
Source Integration and Connector Support
Data Freshness and Alert Management
Data Quality Framework Operations
Data Governance and Information Exchange
Qualifications
Required Education:
Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and zero (0) years or more related experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree.
Requirements:
Clearance:
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is seeking a Junior Data Operations Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, Virginia.
Responsibilities:
Real-Time Pipeline Monitoring and Operations
- Monitor Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline execution status and Azure Event Hubs streaming health daily, noting and logging any interruptions or anomalies.
- Assist in documenting pipeline failures, collecting error logs, and executing initial, basic troubleshooting steps under the guidance of senior team members.
- Ensure all technical incidents, root causes, and corrective actions are thoroughly documented in the team's operations log.
Source Integration and Connector Support
- Support engineers in maintaining data connectors to external source systems.
- Assist in mapping and documenting data flows from emerging source systems to support the onboarding of new data streams.
- Participate in learning and assisting with the migration of direct-to-Service data feeds over to consolidated Advana/WDP hosted sources.
Data Freshness and Alert Management
- Daily monitor the data freshness to verify that all integrated readiness data sources are updating within expected intervals.
- Flag overdue data sources, initiate basic diagnostic checks, and escalate persistent freshness bottlenecks to senior analysts for resolution.
- Help track and compile reporting-cycle latency metrics to ensure the team meets critical readiness reporting windows.
Data Quality Framework Operations
- Conduct daily routine reviews of source and domain-specific data quality scores, flagging any downward trends or quality anomalies.
- Support the daily management of the records queue, identifying records flagged for quality issues and preparing draft notifications for the Data Operations Manager to review.
- Assist in gathering and organizing weekly quality metrics to support the production of the monthly Data Quality Trend Report.
Data Governance and Information Exchange
- Assist in updating the DRRS metadata catalog within established timelines when system-wide schema modifications occur.
- Support monthly data lineage validations by reviewing data flow paths and verifying that origin and transformation logs are accurate.
- Assist in organizing and maintaining the DRRS Business Glossary, ensuring data definitions are kept up to date across quarterly reviews.
Qualifications
Required Education:
Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and zero (0) years or more related experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree.
Requirements:
- DRRS & Military Readiness Expertise: Prior direct operational experience with the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) or Service-specific variants is highly prioritized. Candidates should possess a strong foundational understanding of how military units calculate and submit readiness data (such as Personnel, Equipment, and Unit Readiness metrics).
- Basic Technical Aptitude: Foundational understanding of how data moves between systems (ETL/ELT concepts, databases, or basic SQL).
- Familiarity with Cloud Concepts: Basic awareness of cloud computing environments (experience with or academic exposure to the Microsoft Azure ecosystem is a plus).
- Problem-Solving & Eagerness to Learn: Strong logical thinking and troubleshooting skills, with a keen interest in learning enterprise-level data pipeline monitoring tools (Azure Data Factory, Azure Log Analytics).
- Communication Skills: Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document technical issues systematically and collaborate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team.
- DoD Readiness Systems (Highly Desired): Prior experience utilizing DRRS at the unit, command, or Service level, Direct operational familiarity with the Defense Readiness Reporting System - Army (DRRS-A), the Navy Readiness Reporting Enterprise (NRRE), or related readiness systems during military service or previous contracting work.
Clearance:
- Active Secret security clearance required.
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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