Data Program Lead / Senior Training Analytics and Power BI Lead

Data Program Lead / Senior Training Analytics & Power BI Lead

Location: Linthicum, MD
Clearance: Active Secret required
Employment: Full-time
Program Status: Contingent upon contract award
Company: MKS2 Technologies
Target Salary: $150K-$170K

Position Summary

MKS2 Technologies is seeking a Data Program Lead / Senior Training Analytics & Power BI Lead for an anticipated DoD training and business-management program.

The Data Program Lead will provide senior leadership for an enterprise training-data environment encompassing data requirements, metadata, integration, analytics, reporting, data standards, business intelligence and executive visualization.

The draft PWS specifically requires a dedicated Data Program Lead to serve as the single point of contact and manage all activities under the data-analysis task, making this one of the most strategically important positions on the anticipated program. [DRAFT_PWS_...t2026.docx | Word]

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall training-data management, analytics and visualization workstream.
• Serve as the primary data/analytics point of contact to Government leadership.
• Establish and manage processes for capturing, prioritizing and tracking enterprise data requirements.
• Develop and maintain business glossaries, metadata repositories and data standards.
• Support Learning Management System migration and ensure data continuity across platforms.
• Design and oversee data-integration pipelines between source systems and enterprise data platforms.
• Analyze high-volume training data, including:
• • Student records
  • Course completion
  • Student demographics
  • Academic/training performance
  • Student tracking
  • Operational and program-performance data.
• Perform data-quality and validation activities.
• Conduct historical, statistical and ad hoc analyses to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Develop KPIs, performance measures and Mission Management and Reporting metrics.
• Develop, deploy and maintain a portfolio of at least five enterprise-level interactive Power BI dashboards.
• Develop executive-level reports and visualizations translating complex data into actionable information.
• Lead production of monthly metrics, deep-dive analytic studies and rapid-turn ad hoc reporting.
• Support responses to Government data calls within demanding timelines.
• Develop and deliver quarterly analytics training to Government personnel.
• Develop data-governance approaches, definitions, standards and documentation.
• Communicate analytics findings and recommendations to senior Government decisionmakers.

Required Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics or related field.
• 8+ years of professional data/analytics experience.
• At least 3 years leading enterprise analytics, BI or data-management efforts.
• Expert-level or advanced experience with Microsoft Power BI.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise dashboards and executive analytics.
• Experience with:
• • Data modeling
  • Data validation and quality
  • Data integration
  • Metadata
  • KPIs/performance metrics
  • Data standards/governance
  • Statistical or trend analysis.
• Strong SQL and data-querying skills.
• Experience integrating multiple enterprise data sources.
• Ability to translate technical analysis into concise executive recommendations.
• Strong presentation and client-facing communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct DCSA or DoD experience.
• Experience working with training, education or Learning Management System data.
• Experience supporting LMS migration.
• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification or equivalent demonstrable expertise.
• Experience with Power Query, DAX and enterprise Power BI governance.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure data services, SQL Server or similar enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with SPSS or comparable statistical tools.
• Familiarity with Section 508 requirements for analytics products.
• Experience developing and delivering analytics training to nontechnical users.
• Experience building government executive or mission-performance dashboards.