Big Data Analyst – TS/SCI

Maxar Technologies

Big Data Analyst at Vantor supporting mission partners with data engineering, evaluations, and analysis. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance applications within a big-data environment.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeHerndon • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $97,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PySparkPythonSparkSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for performing and developing dataset evaluations and assessments to inform government decision making.
Shaping data engineering approaches for analytic tradecraft improvements within our applications.
Identifying and documenting gaps within our data corpus and analytical capabilities.
Working hand-in-hand with software developers to field requirements and provide feedback as changes are implemented into an application.
Working with end-users to provide SME support for various data or application questions and requests.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have a current/active TS/SCI and be willing and able to obtain a CI polygraph.
Bachelors degree in a relevant field.
At least 5 years of experience as a data analyst, data scientist or similar.
Experience formulating a repeatable process for data evaluations and communicating findings to government officials.
In-depth knowledge of technical data types based on previous research and work with data sets of interest.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be a self-starter with excellent time-management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple concurrent tasks.
Experience working with Software Engineers to provide feedback and validate the technical implementation for custom applications.
Experience working with a scripting language like Python, SQL, Spark, PySpark or similar.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off
health and welfare insurance
401(k) to eligible employees

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisdata evaluationdata sciencescripting languagePythonSQLSparkPySparkdata corpusanalytical capabilities

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationtime managementself-starterindependent task managementcollaborationfeedback provisionproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detail

Certifications

TS/SCICI polygraph