Jobs
From: MF
Date: 11 Dec 2006
Subject: Columbia, MD: Data Analytics Specialist at Detica
The Company
Detica (www.detica.com) is a business and technology consultancy that
specializes in advanced analytics. Detica helps government and private-sector
clients transform complex data into valuable intelligence, enabling better
decision-making and sustained performance improvement. Detica engagements
range from strategy formulation, through people and process change, to the
delivery and support of technology solutions.
The Role
Working with the Datalab team, Detica's analytics center of excellence, the role
involves a varied combination of client contact and hands-on technical skills.
Datalab is a facility that brings together experts, hardware, and software, allowing
customers to commission one-off pieces of analytics work, proofs of concept,
and/or ongoing data-oriented managed services. It represents a critical
component of Detica's Information Intelligence strategy and is where much of the
innovative early thinking takes place on projects.
Successful candidates should expect to engage with customers and understand
their data-related issues, and to suggest strategies and approaches to extract the
necessary intelligence from data. The work is highly varied, from people
management to service development to advanced analytics (involving the
manipulation, analysis, and modeling of complex data to deliver the intelligence
required for optimal decision-making). Datalab data analytics techniques include
data mining, social network analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling
and is used in areas which include:
- Intelligence analysis.
- Detection and prevention of fraudulent behavior (e.g., first-party fraud, thirdparty
fraud, identify fraud, insider collusion).
- Analysis and prediction of customer behavior.
- Business process optimization.
Experience
We are seeking individuals with a minimum of two years of successful
experience in data analytics, operations research, or data manipulation. We
would expect this to be spread across a variety of activities with exposure to the
full end-to-end data processes being used. A clear track record of
design/modeling approaches and interpretation of results is required.
Exceptional recent graduates will also be considered, and are encouraged to
apply.
Skills
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a range of skills and experience,
typically including:
- Statistical analysis and modeling techniques.
- Use of standard statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS, S-Plus, or R.
- Experience working with very large datasets using Oracle, SQL Server,
SAND, SAS or similar tools with some knowledge of relational and
dimensional data modeling and design.
- Exposure to integration of third party data.
- An understanding of ETL techniques, data transformation, data matching, and
cleansing.
- Query, reporting, and OLAP tools, such as Business Objects/Crystal Reports,
SAS, and Alterian.
- Exposure to data warehousing techniques.
For more senior candidates, the following skills are also required:
- Good commercial/pragmatic abilities in order to understand and interpret
client requirements and creatively plan programs of work.
- Proposal preparation - definition of the approaches and estimates.
- Management of teams and budgetary control of projects.
- Strong progression in technical and analytic skills.
Academic Qualifications
Candidates will possess excellent academic credentials, typically with a degree
in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer
Science, Economics, Engineering, etc.); an advanced degree (M.S., PhD) is
preferred.
Citizenship/Security Clearance
US citizenship required; active US Government security clearance desired, but
not required.
Contact Us
The Recruitment Team
Detica Inc
7120 Samuel Morse Drive, Suite 150
Columbia, MD 21046
Tel.: 443-283-8600
Fax: 443-283-8601
Email: careers@deticainc.com
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