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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Analyst - **Company:** Barrow Wise Consulting - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Governance, Monitoring of Systems, Information Technology Audit, IT Management, Information Technology Operations, Power BI, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Deployment, Tableau (Software), Snowflake, Data Analytics - **Published:** August 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/75c3d2e6-0311-4715-b16f-b5f3bb046190 ## About the Role * U.S. Citizenship, MD/DC/VA resident preferred * Bachelor's degree in a related field * 5+ years of experience supporting federal agencies or defense organizations within: * Data analytics, dashboarding, reporting, and data governance * Utilize tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Snowflake * Background in IT audit, IT operations assessment, or federal consulting Familiarity with federal governance and compliance frameworks such as FITARA, OMB A-11/A-130, FISMA, TIC 3.0, FedRAMP, Section 508, and Zero Trust Working knowledge of NIST, ITIL, PMI, and GAO best practices Experience reviewing IT operations, infrastructure, application delivery, help desk services, reporting, or PPM functions Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills Ability to synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, Ability to work collaboratively in a team-focused environment. ## Description The Data Analyst will support Barrow Wise's DHS project and perform the following duties: * Examine dashboard reporting, data governance, and use of analytics for decision-making * Assess the quality, timeliness, and usefulness of reporting for leadership and program teams * Review data models, reporting workflows, and data storytelling practices * Recommend improvements to dashboards, metrics, and governance * Conduct structured interviews with IT leadership, business stakeholders, and operational teams * Review policies, SOPs, architecture documents, inventories, SLAs, PPM artifacts, dashboards, performance reports, and prior audits * Perform lightweight technical reviews of monitoring tools, configurations, ITSM systems, and PPM tools as appropriate and approved * Analyze operational and project metrics, including incident volumes, resolution times, change success rates, project delivery performance, and dashboard usage * Assess maturity, identify strengths and gaps, and document root causes across people, process, tools, governance, and culture * Develop findings, recommendations, and a prioritized roadmap for improvement * Prepare executive briefings, working session materials, and final audit reports * Support optional implementation * Collaborate with client teams onsite or remotely as needed, including coordination with federal stakeholders. * Attend meetings in person in the DC Area ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Your Manager Doesn’t Come with a User Manual (But You Can Totally Write One)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1495-your-manager-doesn-t-come-with-a-user-manual-but-you-can-totally-write-one) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary Austria](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/275-data-analyst-salary-austria) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland)