Data Analyst -DHS/CISA

Softek International; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and federal holidays

Support for professional certificates

Job summary

Softek is recruiting a data analyst to support DHS/CISA programs, delivering AI/ML data workflows on AWS and Databricks, with emphasis on data quality and reproducible pipelines. Remote work from the contractor site with occasional travel to the Washington, DC area.

You will profile data sources, validate pipelines, prepare evaluation datasets, and build dashboards that summarize data quality and model performance for government analysts, while documenting data lineage and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of data analysis experience with SQL and Python.
• Experience with Databricks, Spark, or a comparable cloud data platform and a BI tool such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Profile data sources, validate pipelines, and check label and data quality for AI/ML training, testing, and inference datasets.
• Prepare evaluation datasets and support model performance measurement with Government analysts.
• Build and maintain dashboards and analytical summaries of data quality and AI/ML operational performance.
• Document data lineage, sources, and quality requirements.

Skills

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative or technical field

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Softek is recruiting for a program supporting the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS/CISA). The program delivers AI/ML-enabled applications, automation, and cloud data engineering on an AWS and Databricks platform, with an emphasis on secure, vendor-agnostic design. Work is performed remotely from the contractor site with occasional travel to the Washington, DC area.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Profile data sources, validate pipelines, and check label and data quality for AI/ML training, testing, and inference datasets.
• Prepare evaluation datasets and support model performance measurement with Government analysts.
• Build and maintain dashboards and analytical summaries of data quality and AI/ML operational performance.
• Document data lineage, sources, and quality requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Three or more years of data analysis experience with SQL and Python.
• Experience with Databricks, Spark, or a comparable cloud data platform and a BI tool such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or technical field or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI/ML model evaluation.

About Softek

Softek is a DHS prime contractor delivering program management, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and cloud and data engineering services to federal agencies. We are a small, senior team that values ownership, clear communication, and doing right by the mission and by each other.

Softek offers compensation at par with the industry, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off and federal holidays, and support for professional certifications and training. Softek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All positions require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DHS suitability determination.