Data Analyst- REMOTE

Fairwinds Technologies; Clayton (NC); Remote; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is seeking a Data Analyst (Remote) to support a NATO SATCOM terminal program. You will collect and analyze performance data, develop dashboards, and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership.

The role requires transforming large technical datasets into actionable insights, collaborating with PM, IPS, reliability, QA, supply chain, cybersecurity, and other teams to drive readiness and sustainment outcomes.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years in data analytics, BI, or program analytics.
• Experience turning large, complex data into actionable insights for leadership.
• Experience creating executive dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Ability to work with cross-functional technical and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, analyze, and report program performance metrics across orders and phases.
• Develop dashboards for program status, delivery, schedule, quality, SLAs, and risk.
• Support PSRs, ISSRs, and executive briefings.
• Analyze trends affecting cost, schedule, quality, readiness, and sustainment.
• Develop RAMT metrics and analyze MTBF/MTTR/MTBCF and availability.
• Support reliability engineering analyses and improvement initiatives.
• Analyze logistics data: spare parts, provisioning lead times, repair cycles, inventory utilization.
• Generate sustainment and supportability reports.
• Analyze maintenance data using DRACAS methods.
• Develop dashboards for warranty and post-warranty activities.
• Validate PSDB data integrity across engineering, logistics, config, and maintenance.
• Design executive dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and automated reports.
• Perform predictive analytics, trend forecasting, anomaly detection, and risk assessments.
• Support configuration management through data validation and traceability.
• Assess training effectiveness and readiness metrics; track training performance.
• Assist cybersecurity and QA with compliance reporting and audit analytics.
• Present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Dashboard building

Stakeholder comms

Problem solving

Education

Associate's Degree (Data Analytics)

Job description

Title: Data Analyst (Remote)

Location: This position is open to candidates residing in locations where Fairwinds Technologies is currently registered to employ. Current eligible locations include the DMV area, FL, GA, SC, NC, NY, CO, and TX. Eligible locations are subject to change based on business needs and employment registration requirements.

Clearance Requirement: Active Secret Security Clearance required at time of employment

Compensation Range: $94,919 - $134,919 annually (dependent upon experience)

Travel Requirement: N/A

Supervisory position: Y ☐ N ☒

Position Summary

The Data Analyst supports a complex NATO SATCOM terminal acquisition, deployment, logistics, sustainment, and lifecycle support program. This position is responsible for collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting operational, engineering, logistics, reliability, maintenance, training, supply chain, and program performance data to support critical decision-making throughout the program lifecycle.

The Data Analyst transforms large volumes of technical and operational data into meaningful insights that improve performance, readiness, sustainment outcomes, and lifecycle support planning for NATO Fly-Away SATCOM Terminal systems. The role works closely with Program Management, Integrated Product Support (IPS), Reliability Engineering, Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, Cybersecurity, and In- Service Support teams to develop dashboards, performance metrics, trend analyses, predictive reporting, and data-driven recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, analyze, and report program performance metrics across multiple task orders and delivery phases.
• Develop and maintain dashboards supporting program status, delivery performance, schedule adherence, quality metrics, service-level compliance, and risk management.
• Support Project Status Reports (PSRs), In- Service Support Reports (ISSRs), and executive management briefings.
• Analyze trends affecting cost, schedule, quality, operational readiness, and sustainment performance.
• Develop and maintain Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Testability (RAMT) performance metrics.
• Analyze MTBF, MTBCF, MTTR, availability metrics, fault detection, and fault isolation performance.
• Support reliability engineering analyses and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Analyze logistics support data, spare parts consumption, provisioning lead times, repair cycle times, inventory utilization, and supply chain performance.
• Generate sustainment, provisioning, maintenance, and supportability reports.
• Analyze maintenance and repair data using DRACAS methodologies.
• Develop dashboards and reporting supporting warranty and post-warranty activities.
• Maintain Product Support Databases (PSDBs) and validate engineering, logistics, configuration, and maintenance data integrity.
• Design and maintain executive dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and automated reporting solutions.
• Conduct predictive analytics, trend forecasting, anomaly detection, and risk assessments.
• Support configuration management activities through data validation and traceability analysis.
• Analyze training effectiveness, certification rates, readiness metrics, and training performance data.
• Support cybersecurity and quality assurance initiatives through compliance reporting, audit analytics, and corrective action tracking.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Associate's Degree in one of the following: Data Analytics, Statistics Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or Related Technical Discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, logistics analytics, engineering analytics, or program analytics.
• Experience analyzing large data sets in defense, aerospace, telecommunications, logistics, or government environments.
• Experience creating executive dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to transform complex technical data into actionable business insights.
• Experience working with cross-functional technical and operational teams.

Compensation - Salary

At Fairwinds, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location and experience. Additional incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full time, exempt position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the US.

AAP/EEO Statement

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity