Position Description: Metrics Analyst

GRA, Incorporated—one of the nation’s most experienced and well-respected aviation consulting firms—seeks a qualified candidate to provide metrics analysis and documentation in support of our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Organization (ATO) customer. Successful candidate must pass background investigation to work on-site as a contractor for the FAA in the Washington DC metro area, although telework opportunities will be considered.

Illustrative Tasks:

Metrics Analysis

• Review and develop metrics related to the operation and/or modernization of the U.S. National Airspace System
• Work with large aviation data sets and implement error checking, data quality assessments, queries and related activities using automation to the extent feasible
• Support development of new metrics and dashboards

Metrics and Dashboard Documentation

• Develop written documentation and user guides for ATO metrics dashboards
• Upload documentation to team Confluence page for collaboration

Communication

• Prepare information, presentations, or written reports for internal FAA management team and other FAA and industry groups as needed

Position Requirements:

• Either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree plus one year of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience in interfacing with a database using SQL or PL/SQL
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft analytical software such as Excel or Access
• Ability to assess and verify operational data and communicate analytical results
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, including experience in writing documentation for SQL queries
• Team player who works effectively in a collaborative environment

Position Preferences:

• Oracle or PostgreSQL database experience
• Experience with version control using Git
• Experience with the Atlassian product suite or other similar project management and collaboration tools
• Familiarity with data visualization software such as Tableau
• Experience in programming languages such as R or Python
• Work or academic experience in aviation

Competitive compensation package with full benefits. Please submit resume and transcript(s)