Visualization Specialist (Senior)

Thank you for your interest in joining the JDSAT team. hatch I.T. is facilitating the recruitment process, so please continue your application here for the Senior Visualization Specialist! All openings are full-time with JDSAT.

About the Role:

The qualified candidate will be educated and experienced in a field related to data analytics, such as statistics, economics computer science, operations research, data science, or similar. Candidate must be able to operate as part of a data science team and comfortable with data management, data exploration, and data visualization. The Senior Visualization Specialist will liaise with data owners, become an expert in relevant data systems, and manipulate and analyze complex data to produce decision-supporting results for navy leaders. The ideal candidate will be a technical expert who is also technically balanced and able to interface with client personnel and prepare professional communication products such as papers and briefs.

This position requires a SECRET clearance or demonstrated ability to obtain such clearance. This position is hybrid, requiring on-site work in Falls Church, VA as needed.

About the Company

JDSAT, Inc. is a solutions company - utilizing data, mathematics, and software to create solutions tailored to each organization’s needs. They don’t believe a homogenized solution can address complex problems. They direct the design, iteration, and development of custom tools based upon each project’s unique landscape. They build their products the same way they built their company—with people in mind. All their employees are committed to maintaining and continuing to build a culture of inclusivity, positivity, and growth.

At JDSAT, you will be joining a collaborative and energetic team with excellent career development opportunities. You will sharpen your knowledge on challenging projects with a great deal of autonomy while operating alongside other talented Operations Research and Data Science professionals. They like to cultivate their talent and promote from within by offering a variety of leadership and advancement opportunities throughout the company. They offer a competitive compensation and benefits package along with a commitment to a healthy work/life balance and meaningful work to support their employees and their clients.

Responsibilities:

• Create interactive and static dashboards, charts, and reports to clearly communicate insights and trends to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understand business requirements, gather feedback, and translate them into effective visual data solutions.
• Build intuitive, accessible, and responsive UI components for dashboards and data visualization tools.
• Use business acumen to interpret data, uncover key insights, and provide actionable recommendations to support decision-making.
• Work closely with data engineers and analysts to validate data, ensuring that all visualizations are based on reliable, accurate data sources.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to align visualizations with broader organizational standards.
• Apply understanding of business models and objectives to develop visualizations that provide valuable insights aligned with organizational goals.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor's in Data Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Analysis, Manpower Analysis, Operations Research, or related discipline may be acceptable.
• Extensive experience with data visualizations (Excel, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
• Experience extracting, transforming, and loading data using SQL and relational databases
• Experience designing and delivering intuitive and visually appealing interfaces/dashboards for client tools and reports
• Ability to translate dense information into easily accessible and digestible visuals
• Experience in algorithm development using data science languages such as Python, R, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Outstanding problem-solving ability
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Possess or be able to obtain an active Secret-level security clearance.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• User Experience/User Integration training
• Figma certification
• Tableau certification
• Advana (Jupiter), and/or Qlik experience