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Data Analyst - Top Secret

Reads like a Data Governance role: data quality and governance.

US - MD (Field Location)

Live, first seen by us 48 days ago
Pay
$88,400–154,700/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now. Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00 We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
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Citizens onlyActive Top Secret security clearance

What you’ll work on

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  • Run structured reviews of data assets, pipelines, metadata, and data quality

  • Implement data-quality checks at ingestion to catch anomalies and delivery failures

  • Produce evidence-based findings, compliance reports, and risk assessments

  • Map findings to NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and program-specific policies

  • Track remediation logs and escalate unresolved issues

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Plan and conduct structured reviews of data assets, ingestion pipelines, metadata, classification records, retention practices, and data quality.
Implement data-quality checks at ingestion to identify anomalies, schema changes, incomplete records, and delivery failures.
Produce evidence-based findings, compliance reports, risk assessments, and technical recommendations.
Map findings to applicable requirements, including NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and program-specific policies.
Maintain findings and remediation logs; assign actions, track progress, verify closure, and escalate unresolved issues.
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What Desired Skills You'll Bring:​ - Two or more years of experience using threat-hunting or cyber-defense applications such as Ionic, Superset, Rally, Feed Health, or comparable tools. - Experience administering or analyzing data from Splunk, Security Onion, Gigamon, or comparable cybersecurity platforms.

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About the role

We file this job under Data Governance, by the work the posting describes.

Data governance staff keep a company's data accurate, documented and used within the rules. They agree what key fields mean, set up quality checks, track who owns each dataset and look after master data.

Postings ask for SQL, a governance tool such as Collibra or Informatica, knowledge of privacy and data rules, and a lot of work with other teams.

A data engineer builds the systems that move data; governance staff set and check the standards that data has to meet.

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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

 

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

 

Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a cleared, mid-level Data Analyst to support U.S. Cyber Command. The analyst will perform data acquisition, data-quality assessments, governance reviews, and mission-focused analysis to maximize the value of data supporting cyber defense operations. 

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Plan and conduct structured reviews of data assets, ingestion pipelines, metadata, classification records, retention practices, and data quality. 

  • Perform data acquisition activities by identifying sources, coordinating connections, validating delivery, and documenting source requirements. 

  • Evaluate data platforms, governance configurations, access controls, and security-relevant settings for compliance and operational effectiveness. 

  • Implement data-quality checks at ingestion to identify anomalies, schema changes, incomplete records, and delivery failures. 

  • Produce evidence-based findings, compliance reports, risk assessments, and technical recommendations. 

  • Map findings to applicable requirements, including NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and program-specific policies. 

  • Maintain findings and remediation logs; assign actions, track progress, verify closure, and escalate unresolved issues. 

  • Identify data governance risks, including policy gaps, configuration weaknesses, access-control issues, data-quality problems, and retention concerns. 

  • Maintain audit methodologies, checklists, schedules, procedures, and reporting templates. 

  • Maintain documentation for data sources, pipelines, ingestion schedules, platform configurations, metadata, known issues, and data dependencies. 

  • Support data lineage, cataloging, metadata management, and source-to-consumer traceability. 

  • Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, cybersecurity personnel, platform administrators, subject-matter experts, and government stakeholders. 

  • Communicate technical findings and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences. 

  • Support onboarding of new data sources and continuous improvement of data acquisition and governance processes. 

  • Use structured analysis and reporting techniques to support mission assessments, data availability evaluations, and operational decision-making. 

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Active Top Secret security clearance required. 

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or a related field, and 5 years of relevant professional experience; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

  • CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent DoD-approved cybersecurity certification. 

  • Experience conducting data-quality, compliance, governance, cybersecurity, or IT audits in a structured environment. 

  • Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks, including NIST SP 800-53 and FISMA. 

  • Experience evaluating data sources, pipelines, metadata, access controls, platform configurations, or data-governance processes. 

  • Experience developing clear, evidence-based findings reports, compliance documentation, technical assessments, and recommendations. 

  • Understanding of data-quality principles, data validation, data lineage, metadata, classification, retention, and access control. 

  • Experience identifying risks, documenting findings, tracking remediation, and verifying corrective actions. 

  • Ability to assess technical environments and documentation, including data pipelines and platform configurations, with limited or indirect system access. 

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret and apply policy and technical documentation. 

  • Strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills. 

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. 

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:​

  • Two or more years of experience using threat-hunting or cyber-defense applications such as Ionic, Superset, Rally, Feed Health, or comparable tools. 

  • Experience administering or analyzing data from Splunk, Security Onion, Gigamon, or comparable cybersecurity platforms. 

  • Experience with data acquisition, source onboarding, ingestion validation, data integration, or data pipeline monitoring. 

  • Familiarity with streaming technologies and event-driven data architectures. 

  • Experience with data lineage concepts and tools. 

  • Experience with data cataloging and metadata-management tools such as DataHub, Collibra, Alation, Apache Atlas, or equivalent platforms. 

  • Experience with audit-management, governance, risk, and compliance tools or platforms. 

  • Experience developing data-quality rules, validation checks, dashboards, metrics, or operational reports. 

  • Experience supporting NIST, RMF, FedRAMP, STIG, Authority to Operate, or comparable compliance activities. 

  • Experience supporting DoD, federal, intelligence-community, or cyber-defense missions. 

  • Experience leading small teams, coordinating technical activities, or mentoring junior analysts. 

  • Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or other structured delivery methodologies. 

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.

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The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now. Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00 We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
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US - MD (Field Location)

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What Required Skills You'll Bring: - Active Top Secret security clearance required. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or a related field, and 5 years of relevant professional experience; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
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- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or other structured delivery methodologies. Security Clearance Requirement: An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.​ This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

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