Spalding Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Functional/Data Analyst in Lexington Park, MD. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding Consulting offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary Range: $80K-$95K (depending on experience)
Work Location: This is a remote position (see on-site requirements below).

**On-Site Requirements: On-boarding will require 1-2 visits to Patuxent River, MD for candidates that are local to the area. Candidates out of state will be onboarded virtually. Training will be virtual and telework maximized/permitted to the greatest extent possible, however for local candidates, training/tasking may require on-site work a few hours per week. Future on-site/telework requirements/schedules may change as additional client direction is received.

Essential Functions: This position supports the DECKPLATE program as a Data Analyst for the operations team that is implementing solutions following Agile principles. Become part of a multi-disciplinary team that is supporting Naval Aviation Logistic IT infrastructure. Work across a portfolio of web enabled applications (ASP.Net, React, and Java) and databases (Oracle, Sybase, and Teradata) that support Naval Aviation readiness.

• Gathers, reviews, and analyzes financial data from various databases, systems, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and other sources.
• Processes data loads from source systems to prepare to load into data warehouse.
• Adjust the data load schedule for outages due to scheduled patches, updates, password changes, database maintenance, etc.
• Assists in the testing of reports and products to ensure accuracy prior to items being released to the production environment.
• Maintain Production Job schedules and report and execution issues.
• Monitor data loads; work with developers/System Admins/Database Administrators to resolve and report any issues encountered during data loads.
• Maintain Production Issue Tracking; create, update, and report on tasks that are outside of software code maintenance, such as research, data fixes and issue analysis.
• Monitor data extract product and verify proper posting for retrieval, including server space clean-up and account generation for access to retrieve data extracts.
• Maintain a list of all current jobs/processes executed for DECKPLATE.
• Maintain the Incident Management Communication Plan that identifies the in-house and DECKPLATE government team POCs for each application and those that are to be notified when problems arise for their application/s.
• Participate in KanBan, release planning meetings/code reviews, Configuration Control Board meetings.
• Perform Configuration Management processes on software to be released to include:
  
  
  • Attending planning meetings
  • Open/update/close tracking tickets
  • Obtain customer approvals
  • Validate install procedures and package contents
• Other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

• 1 year experience performing data analysis required.
• MS Word/Excel work experience required.
• Experience processing and/or analyzing financial data required.
• Must be a team player and able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to perform multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and communication skills required.

Desired:

• Naval Aviation Maintenance Data knowledge (OOMA/OIMA/DECKPLATE/TD Kits/AIRRS/Engine Management and like databases/applications).
• Experienced with writing SQL queries.
• Experience with Jira.
• Experience with: Collaboration Tools (e.g., JIRA, SharePoint); Databases and ERDs (Oracle, Sybase, Teradata, SQLServer); Software Development Documentation.
• SQL and database experience desired.

Security Clearance:
Active Secret clearance required. Requirements to obtain a clearance include US Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

Education:
BS or BA degree in Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, Engineering, Business, or Mathematics is desired. Equivalent hands-on experience may be substituted. High School or GED required.

Spalding Consulting, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, military status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages minorities, women, disabled, and veterans to apply for job openings within our company.