Lodestar Consulting is currently seeking a full-time Data Analytics-SME to join our team in support of the Air Force. We are a fast-growing small business, that has been named to Inc5000's list of fast growing private companies in America and Best Places to Work for multiple straight years. We are seeking dynamic thinkers and outstanding communicators who want to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and grow with Lodestar Consulting Inc.
We focus on hiring and developing top talent to provide superior support to our clients, and to grow and develop our team for long-term repeatable success. Our team members are experienced, professional, enthusiastic, and able to quickly apply their skills to diverse situations to ensure our client’s needs are met. If you love to solve problems, assist clients in emerging technologies, or simply drive meaningful change for clients, there’s a place for you at Lodestar Consulting!
This role shall involve, but is not limited to:
Responsibilities:
- Ingest, test, and validate datasets in FASTR on the Advana platform.
- Support data governance by monitoring data quality and maturity to meet DAF data strategy objectives.
- Assist with Organizational Change Management (OCM) for onboarding new users, including training and testing.
- Collect data requirements and work with source systems to ingest data into FASTR, supporting future use cases and data migration planning.
- Ensure SFIS compliance through self-reporting and validation of business rules and data element compliance with DoD standards.
- Support Universe of Transactions (UoT) reconciliations by collecting and ingesting data for financial reporting analysis.
- Provide data analytics to sustain IT audit remediation and achieve clean audit opinion for the DAF’s information technology assessable unit.
Requirements:
- Minimum 6 years of experience working with large datasets, data analytics, and reporting.
- Proficiency in data ingestion, validation, and management platforms like Advana or similar systems.
- Experience in data governance, data quality monitoring, and compliance with federal standards.
- Solid understanding of DoD Financial Management Systems and data strategies.
- Knowledge of SFIS (Standard Financial Information Structure) and its compliance requirements.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, R, SQL, and experience with data visualization tools like Qlik or Power BI.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex data findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred:
- Experience working in DoD and/or ADVANA is strongly preferred.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
Security Clearance:
Must hold an active DoD Secret level security clearance (requires US Citizenship).
Individuals will have the opportunity to enhance skills in the area of technical competency, business development, client service, and people development. Project characteristics can change frequently and require self-motivated individuals that are willing to develop solutions on their own or in a team of highly skilled professionals.
Salary commensurate with experience. Travel and relocation expenses may be considered based on the appropriate candidate. If you are looking to learn and contribute to a rapidly growing consulting and financial management business, we'd love to hear from you.
Please No Sponsors or Agencies!
Equal Employment Opportunity:
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
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