Senior Data Analyst

Who we are:

Raft (https://TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in Reston, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

We’re looking for an dynamic and dedicated Senior Data Analyst to support our customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.

About the role:

In your role as a Senior Data Analyst, you will collaborate with a cross-functional data team comprising of DevSecOps engineers, Product Owners, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists. Your primary responsibility will be to support the team in analyzing the quality of data, blending analytics, machine learning, and software engineering to build solutions that will optimize AI and predictive modeling.

What we are looking for: 

• 3-5 years of relevant hands-on experience
• Experience accessing and analyzing both structured, semi-structured and unstructured datasets

• Experience developing and maintaining data reporting solutions, taking into account data security, data source type, and metadata
• Experience creating automated reports and data visualizations

• Ability to identify new data-driven opportunities and potential applications
• Ability to provide technical expertise in data storage and data cleansing
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proven experience with modern software development and engineering practices including scrum/agile, Git, and DevOps

Highly preferred:

• Experience with ML/predictive modeling
• Experience with data pipelines, transforming data as needed
• Experience with Jupyter
• Experience with Spark
• Experience with Python

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Top Secret security clearance

Work Type: 

• Hybrid - Tampa, FL

What we will offer you:

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) and company match
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid holidays
• Education & training benefits
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work
• Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
• Team off-site in fun places!
• Generous Referral Bonuses
• And More!

Our Vision Statement: 

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission. 

Our Customer Obsession: 

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there? 

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm. 

Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our “nadi” by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.