Sr Technical Data Specialist

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

The Sr. Technical Data Specialist (Sr Business Admin Spec) is a highly organized and detail oriented individual responsible for managing complex administrative and technical tasks, financial activities, and project coordination with minimal supervision, ensuring efficient operations and supporting organizational goals. This role requires advanced knowledge of industry practices for data presentation and analysis, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently. This position will coordinate and collaborate with the Business Admin to assist that role when needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the completion of departmental and/or program projects and goals.
• Responsible for financial and administrative responsibilities, including facilities, logistics, budgeting, reporting, and coordination.
• Assists in establishing budgets, monitoring performance, status reporting, documentation, and pricing for proposals, with an emphasis on administration, planning, and tracking.
• Prepares, processes, monitors, and updates required reports and documents, including budgets, schedules, purchase requests, and forms.
• Own collection of data across several sources to generate charts and graphics for dashboards and presentations.
• Coordinates small projects to support the organization.
• Participates in, and in some case facilitates, Agile ceremonies to gain context of the data and to drive an appropriate result.
• Conducts analyses and provides meaningful recommendations from reports.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Advanced ability to grasp and apply new information quickly; handles more complex problems.
• Understanding of engineering disciplines and concepts.
• Advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Proficiency in SQL and at least an intermediate understanding of Relational Databases.
• Expert in Excel data analysis functions and formulas with additional expert level ability in features such as Power Pivot, complex chart design and proficiency in Power Query and M language.
• Advanced knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
• Expense reporting system fluency.
• Strong knowledge of PowerBi with proficiency in Power Query, M Language and chart designer.
• Shows initiative on assignments, exercises independent judgment, and professionally executes projects with little direction.
• Very solid knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.

 What sets you apart: 

• Strong organizational skills
• High attention to detail
• Self-Starter prepared to champion a continuous learning mindset

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is on-site with an opportunity for some flex, you will be a part of the Canonsburg Facility.

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General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans