Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is hiring a Junior Business Analyst to support NOAA Fisheries data mapping, interoperability requirements, and compliance documentation for a federal data integration program. The role bridges data engineering and regulatory compliance through data analysis, testing support, documentation, and requirements development.
Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed source-to-target data mapping analysis for NOAA Fisheries species datasets, documenting field-level transformation rules, data type conversions, and null-handling logic
- Analyze NOAA Fisheries data quality issues identified during prototype ingestion and document remediation requirements
- Support the Metadata and Authoritative Source Registry by researching and documenting NOAA Fisheries data source attributes, refresh cadences, and data stewardship contacts
- Assist in the development and documentation of interoperability testing requirements including API connectivity, data exchange protocols, and metadata alignment test cases
- Support compliance validation checklist development by documenting validation criteria for species list generation, decision logic, and template content completeness
- Analyze live consultation feedback from production and document actionable requirements for system updates
- Support the Prototype Ingest Results Report by documenting NOAA Fisheries data quality issues identified during prototype ingestion, including defect descriptions, root cause analysis, and remediation requirements
- Assist in the development of training metrics dashboard requirements and reporting specifications
- Support the compilation of final operational documentation by documenting NOAA Fisheries data refresh procedures
Skills
- Bachelor's degree with 0 years of professional experience, or a Master's degree with 0 years of professional experience, or an Associate's degree with 2 years of professional experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent with 4 years of professional experience
- U.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Experience supporting business analysis experience with a focus on data integration or data migration programs
- Experience with source-to-target data mapping and data quality analysis
- Familiarity with API integration concepts and interoperability testing requirements
- Strong analytical and technical documentation skills
- Experience supporting federal IT programs
- Experience with NOAA Fisheries or other federal environmental data systems
- Familiarity with ETL concepts, data pipelines, or cloud data platforms
- Experience supporting compliance validation activities on federal programs
- Experience contributing to program status reports or monthly progress reports
- ECBA or CCBA certification
Benefits
- Remote work.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
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