Junior Data Operations Analyst

SAIC is seeking a Junior Data Operations Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, Virginia.

• Monitor Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline execution status and Azure Event Hubs streaming health daily, noting and logging any interruptions or anomalies.
• Assist in documenting pipeline failures, collecting error logs, and executing initial, basic troubleshooting steps under the guidance of senior team members.
• Ensure all technical incidents, root causes, and corrective actions are thoroughly documented in the team's operations log.

• Support engineers in maintaining data connectors to external source systems.
• Assist in mapping and documenting data flows from emerging source systems to support the onboarding of new data streams.
• Participate in learning and assisting with the migration of direct-to-Service data feeds over to consolidated Advana/WDP hosted sources.

• Daily monitor the data freshness to verify that all integrated readiness data sources are updating within expected intervals.
• Flag overdue data sources, initiate basic diagnostic checks, and escalate persistent freshness bottlenecks to senior analysts for resolution.
• Help track and compile reporting-cycle latency metrics to ensure the team meets critical readiness reporting windows.

• Conduct daily routine reviews of source and domain-specific data quality scores, flagging any downward trends or quality anomalies.
• Support the daily management of the records queue, identifying records flagged for quality issues and preparing draft notifications for the Data Operations Manager to review.
• Assist in gathering and organizing weekly quality metrics to support the production of the monthly Data Quality Trend Report.

• Assist in updating the DRRS metadata catalog within established timelines when system-wide schema modifications occur.
• Support monthly data lineage validations by reviewing data flow paths and verifying that origin and transformation logs are accurate.
• Assist in organizing and maintaining the DRRS Business Glossary, ensuring data definitions are kept up to date across quarterly reviews.