Women Peace and Security (WPS) Data Management Specialist

Vistra Communications; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision benefits

Life and disability insurance

401(k) employer matching

Paid Time Off

Parental and Bereavement Leave

Professional Development

among other benefits

Job summary

Vistra Communications in Washington, DC seeks a Data Management Specialist to identify and engineer access to mission-critical data sources from across the DoD and interagency partners; design, build, and maintain automated data pipelines to ingest, clean, and integrate this information into a centralized repository.

The role requires a Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field, 5+ years of data-centric program leadership, and proficiency with Python/R, Tableau, and Power BI, plus

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance required.
• At least five years of function-related experience at operational or strategic level in DoD contexts.
• Minimum of three years leading data-centric programs with enterprise data strategy, architecture and governance.

Responsibilities

• Publish and manage curated datasets as discoverable assets within the J5 Data Catalog.
• Further develop and maintain Women Peace and Security AI agents.
• Continue data collection for annual reporting.

Skills

Data management

Data engineering

Project leadership

Dashboard design

Communications with leadership

Education

Master’s degree or higher in Data Science/CS/Statistics

Tools

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

AWS

Azure

Data Warehousing

Job description

Description

Joint Staff J5 Counter Threats and International Cooperation (DDCTIC) is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Data Management Specialist. This position you will be a full-time member of Joint Staff J5 and Identify, acquire, and engineer access to mission-critical data sources from across the DoW and interagency partners; design, build, and maintain automated data pipelines to ingest, clean, and integrate this information into a centralized repository.

Key Responsibilities

• Publish and manage curated datasets as discoverable assets within the J5 Data Catalog, ensuring they are documented, standardized, and readily available for analysts and decision-makers across the directorate.
• Further develop and maintain Women Peace and Security AI agents
• Continue data collection for annual reporting

Requirements

• TS/SC
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of function-related experience at the operational or strategic level. Experience must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of DoD organization and operations. Required experience includes joint doctrine, strategic planning, the operational planning process, and DoD security cooperation. Experience conducting WPS-informed sociocultural analysis is highly recommended.
• A minimum of three years of experience leading data-centric programs, with demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing enterprise data strategy, architecture, and governance. Must possess proven, hands‑on mastery of data engineering, including building and maintaining secure data pipelines and managing data warehouse solutions in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Master’s degree or higher in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field. Must demonstrate expert‑level proficiency with data programming languages (e.g., Python, R) and the development of interactive dashboards for senior leadership using visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Maintain proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Be able to prepare and present materials to Flag Officers, General Officers, or Senior Executive Service (SES) members.

About Vistra:

Vistra Communications, doing business as Vistra and Vistra Federal Solutions, is a Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Tampa, FL with an office in Alexandria, VA providing professional support serviced to Defense, Federal, and Civilian Agencies. Approximately 25% of our “team member” employees work in the National Capital Region, providing communications, outreach, and organizational transformation services to our public sector customers.

• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• life and disability insurance
• employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid Time Off
• Parental and Bereavement Leave
• Professional Development
• among other benefits.

US Citizenship Required:

Due to the requirements of the federal contract that this position supports, U.S. citizenship is required. Citizenship will be confirmed via I-9/E-Verify at the start of employment.