Data Analyst - Top Secret

Parsons is seeking a cleared, mid-level Data Analyst to support U.S. Cyber Command. The analyst will perform data acquisition, data-quality assessments, governance reviews, and mission-focused analysis to maximize the value of data supporting cyber defense operations.

• Plan and conduct structured reviews of data assets, ingestion pipelines, metadata, classification records, retention practices, and data quality.

• Perform data acquisition activities byidentifyingsources, coordinating connections,validating delivery, and documenting source requirements.

• Evaluate data platforms, governance configurations, access controls, and security-relevant settings for compliance and operational effectiveness.

• Implement data-quality checks at ingestion toidentifyanomalies, schema changes, incomplete records, and delivery failures.

• Produce evidence-based findings, compliance reports, risk assessments, and technical recommendations.

• Map findings to applicable requirements, including NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, and program-specific policies.

• Maintain findings and remediation logs; assign actions, track progress, verify closure, and elevate unresolved issues.

• Identify data governance risks, including policy gaps, configuration weaknesses, access-control issues, data-quality problems, and retention concerns.

• Maintain audit methodologies, checklists, schedules, procedures, and reporting templates.

• Maintain documentation for data sources, pipelines, ingestion schedules, platform configurations, metadata, known issues, and data dependencies.

• Support data lineage, cataloging, metadata management, and source-to-consumer traceability.

• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, cybersecurity personnel, platform administrators, subject-matter experts, and government stakeholders.

• Communicate technical findings and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Support onboarding of new data sources and continuous improvement of data acquisition and governance processes.

• Use structured analysis and reporting techniques to support mission assessments, data availability evaluations, and operational decision-making.

• Active Top Secret security clearance required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or a related field, and5 years of relevant professional experience; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent DoD-approved cybersecurity certification.

• Experience conducting data-quality, compliance, governance, cybersecurity, or IT audits in a structured environment.

• Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks, including NIST SP 800-53 and FISMA.

• Experience evaluating data sources, pipelines, metadata, access controls, platform configurations, or data-governance processes.

• Experience developing clear, evidence-based findings reports, compliance documentation, technical assessments, and recommendations.

• Understanding of data-quality principles, data validation, data lineage, metadata, classification, retention, and access control.

• Experienceidentifyingrisks, documenting findings, tracking remediation, and verifying corrective actions.

• Ability to assess technical environments and documentation, including data pipelines and platform configurations, with limited or indirect system access.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret and apply policy and technical documentation.

• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

• Two or more years of experience using threat-hunting or cyber-defense…