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Role Description

Onyx Government Service is seeking a Senior Technical Lead, Data Analytics. This candidate is a hands-on expert in data analytics, visualization, and AI-driven solutions. This role requires a strong technical leader who actively contributes to development while guiding a team of analysts and data scientists.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in:

• Tableau
• SAS
• Python
• Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

They will play a key role in designing and delivering enterprise-scale analytics solutions. This is a working lead role, requiring both technical execution and team leadership. The ideal candidate will have an active BI or NACLC Public Trust security clearance, be a confident leader experienced in performing day-to-day tasks, a critical thinker and self-starter who takes ownership of assignments. Previous consulting experience using an agile delivery methodology is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise analytics solutions to support strategic business decision-making.
• Serve as a hands-on technical lead, actively developing dashboards, analytics models, and data solutions.
• Build and maintain interactive dashboards and reporting solutions using Tableau to deliver actionable insights.
• Perform advanced data analysis, statistical modeling, and data processing using SAS and Python.
• Develop and implement AI and machine learning models for predictive analytics, forecasting, and business optimization.
• Write and optimize Python scripts and analytics workflows for data transformation, automation, and model development.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and data engineers to translate business requirements into scalable analytics solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship to analysts and data scientists.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and best practices in analytics development and reporting.
• Design and optimize data models, queries, and datasets to support high-performance analytics and visualization.
• Communicate complex analytical findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

NOTE: This is a 1099 contractor position expected to convert to full time W2.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in analytics, data science, or business intelligence.
• 2–4 years of technical leadership experience in analytics or data science teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
• Tableau – dashboard development and enterprise visualization
• SAS – statistical analysis and large-scale data processing
• Python – data analysis, automation, and machine learning
• Experience building AI / Machine Learning models for real-world business applications.
• Strong SQL and data warehousing knowledge.
• Experience working with large enterprise datasets and complex analytics environments.
• Experience in a matrix structure and communicating with technical and non-technical people.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations that simplify complex solutions/insights for non-technical audience a must.
• Excellent innovation, interpersonal, and communication skills required.

Requirements

• Must CURRENTLY possess active BI or NACLC Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with data engineering pipelines and ETL frameworks.
• Experience in integrating AI solutions into enterprise analytics platforms.
• Exposure to Agile development environments.

Key Skills

• Advanced Analytics & Data Science
• AI / Machine Learning Development
• Tableau Dashboard Engineering
• Statistical Modeling (SAS)
• Python Programming for Data Science
• Enterprise Data Architecture
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring
• Data Visualization & Storytelling