Junior Business Analyst – Data, Integration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Perform comprehensive source-to-target data mapping analysis for NOAA Fisheries species datasets.

• Record field-level transformation rules, data type conversions, and null-handling procedures.

• Evaluate data quality issues within NOAA Fisheries identified during prototype ingestion and document necessary remediation actions.

• Assist the Metadata and Authoritative Source Registry by researching and documenting attributes of data sources, their refresh schedules, and data stewardship contacts.

• Contribute to the development and documentation of interoperability testing requirements, encompassing API connectivity, data exchange protocols, and metadata alignment test cases.

• Facilitate the creation of compliance validation checklists by documenting validation criteria for generating species lists, decision-making logic, and completeness of template content.

• Analyze feedback from live consultations regarding production and document actionable requirements for system enhancements.

• Aid in the preparation of the Prototype Ingest Results Report by documenting data quality issues, defect descriptions, root cause analyses, and necessary remediation actions.

• Assist in defining requirements for training metrics dashboards and reporting specifications.

• Support the compilation of final operational documentation by detailing NOAA Fisheries data refresh procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional experience, a Master's degree with no professional experience, an Associate's degree with 4 years of professional experience, or a High School diploma/equivalent with 6 years of professional experience.

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• Capability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

• All tasks must be conducted within the United States.

• Experience in business analysis with an emphasis on data integration or migration initiatives.

• Proficient in source-to-target data mapping and data quality assessment.

• Understanding of API integration principles and interoperability testing requirements.

• Strong analytical skills and technical documentation capabilities.

• Experience in supporting federal IT programs.

• Preferred: Experience with NOAA Fisheries or other federal environmental data systems.

• Preferred: Familiarity with ETL concepts, data pipelines, or cloud data platforms.

• Preferred: Experience in compliance validation activities for federal programs.

• Preferred: Experience contributing to program status reports or monthly progress updates.

• Preferred: ECBA or CCBA certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for overtime.

• Potential eligibility for shift differential.

• Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus.