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About Navaide
Navaide partners with federal clients to deliver mission-focused solutions across financial management, ERP, and digital transformation. We bring deep domain expertise, practical execution, and a people-first culture to complex government environments.
Catalysts for a Stronger Tomorrow
At Navaide, we exist to empower organizations to evolve and adapt in a rapidly changing world. By combining human ingenuity with transformative technology, we develop innovative solutions that drive progress for the people and systems that strengthen our nation. Our mission is rooted in agility, scalability, and a commitment to exceeding expectations, ensuring impactful results for our clients and communities.
How You Will Make an Impact
We are seeking a talented and motivated Data Analyst to provide critical support to the DOW contract. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in data analysis and visualization using tools, while also acquiring expertise in Palantir Foundry platforms. Databricks experience is required.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Conduct data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations to support the DOW's contract's objectives.
• Utilize Tableau and Foundry applications, including Contour and Quiver, to create data visualizations, dashboards, and reports to facilitate decision-making processes.
• Familiarity with the Foundry instance within the War Data Platform and Palantir Foundry platforms, collaborating with team members who possess experience in these systems.
• Work with different data sources, ensuring data is accurately collected, transformed, and loaded for analysis.
• Clean and preprocess data to eliminate inconsistencies, errors, and outliers.
• Employ statistical techniques to interpret and validate data trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliver insights that support the contract's objectives.
• Prepare and deliver reports and presentations that effectively communicate analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Adhere to data security and privacy protocols, including Palantir's privacy and civil liberty (PCL) principles, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information.
Relevant Skills & Experience
• Proven experience with data analysis and visualization tools, including Palantir Foundry applications such as Contour, Quiver, and Object Explorer.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from data.
• Familiarity with big data platforms (e.g., Databricks); familiarity with Palantir Foundry's data integration and ontology (data model) capabilities is a plus.
• Relevant experience in data cleaning, transformation, and statistical analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing data-related challenges.
• Ability to obtain an U.S. Government Security Clearance
Travel
Up to 10% travel, depending on environment cutovers, stakeholder design sessions, and validation/test events.
Education
• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Information Systems.
• Palantir Foundry Data Analyst Certification is a plus.
What We Offer
Navaide is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace where our team members can thrive. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and ability to work at a sustainable pace.
• Competitive compensation: $78,000 - $145,000/ year (commensurate with experience)
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Company perks such as flex spending, wellness initiatives, etc.
• 401(K) matching
About Our Culture
Navaide honors integrity, curiosity, diligence, and collaboration in everything we do. We believe in building strong relationships with our clients, communities, and teammates, united by a shared purpose of creating a stronger tomorrow. Navaide is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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