About Bright Star
Bright Star is a forward-thinking technology consultancy that specializes in harnessing the power of data and AI to solve complex business challenges. Our team of experts combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight to deliver innovative solutions that drive meaningful impact for our clients.
Role Description
Bright Star is seeking a Data Analyst to support our customer’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) program. This position will design a data management process to support performance management for C-UAS technologies and will also standardize operational policies and procedures regarding the use of C-UAS at the customer’s headquarters and at sector levels.
This is a full-time, on-customer-site position in Summit Point, West Virginia. Candidates must be able to successfully pass a background investigation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design a data-driven performance management process for the CBP C-UAS mission, ensuring all processes for ingesting, managing and reporting performance data are aligned to C-UAS mission requirements.
- Develop a governance process for performance management to include metrics to measure the effectiveness of deployed technologies and processes for capturing the data to drive metrics
- Create an operational analysis framework for using operational data to improve Agents’ utilization of the technology
- Create a vendor management framework for using operational data to identify vendor performance issues and develop logic to advise corrective action.
- Create a prioritization/optimization tool with forecasting capabilities to run scenario analysis based upon mission changes and resource increases or decreases.
- Develop tracking mechanisms, templates, and a dashboard (including data visualizations) for periodic data reporting, including weekly and Fiscal Year-To-Date (FYTD) C-UAS captured events/info and semi-annual Congressional reporting.
- Support updates to HQ C-UAS policies and procedures and assist sectors in developing sector-level C-UAS policies and procedures in alignment with HQ guidance.
- Standardize CBP’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Operations Plans and Standard Operating Procedures across the enterprise to ensure standardization and consistency with the C-UAS Internal Operating Procedure across USBP sectors.
- Assist in the rewrite/update of the CBP C-UAS Policy Handbook and related policy efforts, including updates to the C-UAS Internal Operating Procedure.
- Communicate C-UAS mission requirements and program status to CBP leadership, Congressional appropriators, and the field.
- Other data-related and mission support tasks as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required; master’s degree preferred
- 3-5 years of relevant experience
- PMP preferred
- Understanding of law enforcement CONOPS
- Understanding of geospatial analysis and applications
- Ability to effectively utilize data visualization tools and data platforms (Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik, GIS)
- Security Requirement: U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a CBP Background Investigation (BI) is required. TS/SCI clearances or similar are preferred.
Job Details
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000 – $130,000 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
Work Location:
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear
- Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Equal Employment Opportunity
Bright Star is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Due to the nature of our work as a government contractor, all employees are required to have full U.S Citizenship at the time of hire. Are you a U.S Citizen?
- Do have hold an active CBP clearance or other DHS clearance? Provide a detailed explanation. Response to this question is required to be considered for this position.
- Will you be able to reliably commute to the job location Summit Point, WV 25446?
- Do you have a CBP BI clearance?
Experience:
- Data analysis: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
