Systems Engineer - Data Analytics - Security Clearance Required

Company: Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA)
Location: Ogden
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

OverviewSystems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues.As we enter our 50th year in business, we are known for continuous innovation for government customers, both long-established and newly acquired, as our capabilities expand around the globe. Our work is state-of-the-art and made possible only through the best personnel, tools, and jobs in the national security business. We are highly collaborative in spirit and practice, and we freely share expertise across SPA in our quest for enduring solutions to critical concerns. Come work with the best!This position is within the Air Force Division of SPA, and will fall under the Air Force Engineering and Analysis Group (AFEA) which provides analytic support to various programs across a diverse clientele that extends across the Joint Staff, HQ USAF, Air Combat Command, Air Force Material Command, and the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. AFEAprovides a wide range of analysis to include supporting resource allocation decisions, wargaming, targeting, courseware management, Integrated and Air Missile Defense, Program Office Support, and analysis of military operations and joint training assessments.SPA has an immediate need for a Systems Engineer to support the on-site SPA Sentinel team at Hill AFB, UT.ResponsibilitiesThe primary focus of this position is to build and maintain a data warehouse. The current data warehouse is a SQL Server database housed in an on-premises, air-gapped network, so experience with T-SQL, C# or Powershell is a plus. Our data warehouse is a bit different than most found in corporate America. Most data warehouses and business intelligence outfits collect sales data to provide feedback to marketing. Their metrics are all based around revenue and income. We are a military acquisition, so all of our success metrics are based around expenditure and schedule. The data warehouse we are building collects all of the data about the acquisition: how much have we spent on what parts of Sentinel. Eventually we would like to collect metadata about actual engineering products to compare against our financial data, to actually gauge whether money spent equals progress made. This is something no other DoD program has ever attempted, and involves creating new and interesting data structures to collect and process the information.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:

• Strong data modeling skills
• Experience architecting, building, and/or maintaining a data warehouse
• Ability to distill technical specifications from customer requirements
• SQL, C# or Powershell
• Communication skills (written or verbal), including the ability to help others understand tools, technologies, and processes used to solve a problem
• Active Secret clearanceDesired Qualifications:
  • Experience working on an Agile team
  • Cross-functional engineering experience, such as aerospace/computer science or physics/programming OR Cross-functional business experience, such as project management/computer science or sales and marketing/data science
  • Superior organizational skills and an affinity for detail
  • Willingness to recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systemsSystems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues.As we enter our 50th year in business, we are known for continuous innovation for government customers, both long-established and newly acquired, as our capabilities expand around the globe. Our work is state-of-the-art and made possible only through the best personnel, tools, and jobs in the national security business. We are highly collaborative in spirit and practice, and we freely share expertise across SPA in our quest for enduring solutions to critical concerns. Come work with the best!This position is within the Air Force Division of SPA, and will fall under the Air Force Engineering and Analysis Group (AFEA) which provides analytic support to various programs across a diverse clientele that extends across the Joint Staff, HQ USAF, Air Combat Command, Air Force Material Command, and the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. AFEAprovides a wide range of analysis to include supporting resource allocation decisions, wargaming, targeting, courseware management, Integrated and Air Missile Defense, Program Office Support, and analysis of military operations and joint training assessments.SPA has an immediate need for a Systems Engineer to support the on-site SPA Sentinel team at Hill AFB, UT.

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