Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst - Anticipated Opportunity

Company Overview: HRS Consulting, Inc. helps mission-critical organizations perform when it matters most. We support government and healthcare clients with program execution, workforce resilience, and performance improvement in complex, high-stakes environments.

Leveraging High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles and proven methodologies, we help our clients achieve measurable outcomes and advance their mission objectives.

Position Description

HRS Consulting, Inc. is interviewing candidates for an anticipated Senior Data Analyst position supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Telestroke Program. The client is expected to provide the official contract and position requirements within approximately four to six weeks.

Based on currently available information, this role is expected to design, build, test, and maintain cloud-based data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes; support bidirectional data movement among enterprise data warehouses, cloud workgroups, and operational systems; and deliver reliable, analysis-ready datasets.

The final scope, responsibilities, qualifications, schedule, and staffing requirements remain subject to client confirmation and may change when the official contract documentation is received.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, test, implement, enhance, maintain, and support data pipelines within the cloud OCC_Telestroke workgroup and related analytical or operational systems.
• Design and maintain bidirectional data movement between the enterprise Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), cloud workgroups, and operational systems, including source-of-truth logic, conflict resolution, and synchronization integrity.
• Develop reproducible, version-controlled, and auditable ETL/ELT logic using SQL or Spark SQL, PySpark, and Python.
• Implement patient-matching and record-linkage logic using multiple identifiers, including audit processes that protect data integrity.
• Harmonize datasets across facilities and sources using consistent keys, date ranges, formats, naming conventions, and automated validation checks.
• Perform missingness reporting, range checks, impossible-value checks, and other data-quality controls at extraction and delivery.
• Develop data-flow maps and technical documentation identifying data sources, inputs, outputs, update frequency, and internal controls.
• Deliver clean, well-modeled datasets for Power BI and other analytical or reporting platforms used by program staff and leadership.
• Create administrator and end-user training materials and support knowledge transfer and transition of contractor-developed pipelines and code to the Government.
• Provide ongoing technical support, maintenance, enhancements, and updates while responding effectively to quick-turn requests and changing priorities.
• Protect Protected Health Information (PHI), VA sensitive information, and other program data in accordance with applicable security, privacy, and records-management requirements.
• Coordinate with Government and contractor team members, including informatics staff, data analysts, technical support personnel, and program leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Eligibility to obtain Veterans Affairs (VA) suitability/Public Trust level access; VA credentials (PIV card)
• Bachelor’s degree (5 additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for degree)
• 8 years of relevant experience

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Demonstrated experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud-based data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
• Experience integrating and reconciling data across enterprise data warehouses, cloud platforms, and operational systems
• Experience developing reproducible, version-controlled, and auditable data-engineering code and technical documentation
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences
• Data pipeline architecture, ETL/ELT development, data integration, and cloud-based data processing
• SQL, data modeling, data validation, record linkage, and data-quality controls
• Ability to independently manage priorities, troubleshoot complex issues, and deliver accurate work within established timelines
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote, multidisciplinary environment supporting mission-critical healthcare operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current VA credentials, including an active PIV card
• Experience supporting VA, VHA, another Federal health agency, or a large integrated healthcare system
• Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, PySpark, Python, SQL/Spark SQL, and Power BI, including Power BI report development using Databricks Spark SQL
• Experience with applications and technologies used for automation, including Salesforce, Red Hat products, or comparable platforms relevant to the environment
• Experience working with clinical, healthcare, patient-safety, or other time-sensitive operational data
• Familiarity with data governance, PHI, Federal information-security requirements, and secure handling of sensitive data

Compensation:

Salary Range: $105,000.00 - $140,000.00 annually

Final compensation will be based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, certifications, qualifications, location, and customer or program requirements

Employment Information:

• Employment type: Full-time
• Classification: Exempt
• Work arrangement: Remote (preferably in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC region)
• Anticipated start: Following client contract confirmation and onboarding
• Contingency: Anticipated position pending final client contract, requirements, and approval

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• This is a remote position. Occasional travel or in-person work may be required based on business or customer needs.
• The position routinely requires using a computer, telephone, and video-conferencing technology and communicating in virtual or in-person meetings
• Reasonable accommodations may be available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage through national providers
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for eligible employees
• Paid federal holidays for salaried employees
• 401(k)
• Additional benefits and employee resources may be available based on eligibility

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.