Overview

Edgewater is seeking a visionary Data Lead to join our dynamic team, contributing to the strategic initiatives for our customer and country. This role offers the opportunity to shape critical infrastructure protection and resilience, working alongside a dedicated team committed to national security and innovation. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact and driving forward-thinking solutions, we invite you to be a part of our mission in safeguarding our nation's future.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess opportunities to modernize data collection and dissemination through planning, coordination, project management, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Strong background in data management, analytics, and the ability to apply this knowledge in dynamic, all-threats, all-hazard environments.
• Support the enhancement of the organization’s analytic capability as it addresses systemic enterprise data challenges (e.g., data gaps, data access, data visibility, data interoperability, data architecture and integration, data management, data governance, and data lifecycle) and directly align data management solutions with the customer mission priorities.
• Recommend a requirements management process to include comprehensive workflows, quality control and quality assurance plans.
• Create customized and intuitive user interfaces and dashboards using Agency approved technologies on their Technology Reference Model (TRM) that maximize data accessibility, consistency, integrity, accuracy, and integration and enhance customer’s ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Be responsible for technical data collection, processing and maintenance, data management, data services, extract/transform/load, and archival, recovery, and implementation of data.
• Apply computer code and leverage the use of other analytic tools to prototype or automate common analytic processes in language that include but not limited to Python, Java, and R, and Data manipulation.
• Work at the unclassified to the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) level.
• Create and maintain a Data Dictionary Template that improves the creation, curation, disseminating, and standardization of data within the organization.
• Create and maintain documentation that: improves and enhances the creation, curation, disseminating, and standardization of data; describes processes for data identification, management, and cleaning.
• Identify opportunities and develop strategies to support data management through integrating data-related capabilities into the organization’s ongoing efforts.
• Develop processes and methodologies for data ingestion, data discovery, and data storage to enhance and support the customer ­­­data posture and defined Data Strategy.

Qualifications

• MA/MS degree or equivalent experience.
• Possess and retain Top Secret (TS) Clearance.
• Possess at least ten (10) years of experience supporting the enhancement of the organization’s analytic capability as it addresses systemic enterprise data challenges (e.g., data gaps, data access, data visibility, data interoperability, data architecture and integration, data management, data governance, and data lifecycle).
• Ability to obtain a DHS Suitability (public trust) clearance.

Preferred Skills:

• Possess a working knowledge and understanding of the following concepts: Data Management, Enterprise Data Management (EDM), Data Science, Data Strategy, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Cleaning, Data Validation; apply and demonstrate proficiency in Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) Processing, Data Collection, and Requirement Gathering; and will demonstrate proficiency in analytics software (e.g., Business Intelligence, Tableau, Esri, Microsoft Power BI).
• The ideal candidate will have a robust understanding of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors and expertise in navigating the complexities of physical and cyber infrastructure interdependencies.

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2023.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.