Lead Data Analyst at CACINorfolk, Virginia, United States — full-time

Job Title: Lead Data Analyst

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:

CACI has an immediate opening for a Data Analyst / Data Scientist supporting the United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) under the Naval Forces Logistics (NFL) II contract, on-site at the NSA Hampton Roads location. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex Navy logistics operations and data‑driven decision-making by working with large volumes of structured and unstructured operational data to build reliable data pipelines, conduct exploratory analysis, and deliver intuitive, executive-ready dashboards. A key component of the position involves hands-on data manipulation in modern cloud and enterprise data environments such as Databricks and ADVANA, transforming data into actionable insights using enterprise visualization platforms.

Responsibilities:

Data Science & Advanced Analytics
Analytics & Business Intelligence:

Develop, maintain, and enhance interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI and Qlik Sense to provide clear operational and logistical visibility to military leadership.

Conduct exploratory and statistical analysis against complex datasets to identify trends, operational bottlenecks, and supply chain efficiencies.

Translate complex military logistics and operational requirements into functional analytics products and actionable KPIs.

Data Engineering & Platform Integration:

Clean, wrangle, and organize complex datasets using SQL and Python (or PySpark) to support downstream reporting and analytical models.

Build and streamline ETL/ELT pipelines and data models within Databricks and cloud data repositories.

Ingest, transform, and integrate multi-source DoD datasets across enterprise environments, specifically utilizing the War Data Platform (ADVANA).

Collaborate with data engineers and operational stakeholders to ensure data accuracy, pipeline reliability, and adherence to data governance standards.

Qualifications:

Required:

Clearance: Current and active DoD Secret Clearance.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Operations Research, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Systems, or