Junior Data Analysis Technical Contributor

Junior Data Analysis Technical Contributor

Leidos Health & Services Sector seeks a Junior Data Analysis Technical Contributor to support the DoD personnel testing and assessment mission. The role provides early‑career analytic support in data processing, statistical procedures, and modeling tasks.

• Prepare datasets and support basic statistical analyses under senior supervision.
• Generate preliminary tables, graphs, and summaries.
• Assist with scoring verification and data quality reviews.
• Support analytic documentation and reproducibility workflows.
• Contribute to development and debugging of analytic code or data tools.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in operations research, mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, data science, or computer science plus two years of related work experience OR master’s degree in one of those fields.

• Skills:
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and manage own work.
  • Commitment to meeting high standards for product and service quality.
  • Desire to learn and develop inventive methods that respond to client needs.
  • Foundational knowledge of statistics, data analysis, or quantitative research methods.
  • Ability to clean, organize, and prepare datasets for analysis.
  • Basic proficiency with at least one analytic tool such as R, Python, SAS, or SPSS.
  • Ability to run descriptive statistics, generate tables/figures, and perform preliminary analytic checks under supervision.
  • Strong organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to support multiple concurrent tasks.
  • Willingness to learn new analytic methods, tools, and software as needed.
• Security Clearance: Must possess or be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) and successfully complete FBI fingerprint check and NACI check. US Citizenship required.
• Location: Eligible for 75% remote work with occasional on‑site work. Candidate must be located or willing to relocate within commuting distance of Seaside, CA.

• Experience working with or within the DoD.
• Familiarity with DTAC and its mission and objectives.
• Familiarity with DoD or federal personnel testing, recruiting, or classification processes.
• Knowledge of military accession, recruiting, and classification processes.
• Experience supporting statistical analysis, modeling, or quantitative research in an academic, internship, or workplace setting.
• Familiarity with psychometric concepts or test scoring methods.
• Experience producing analytic tables, charts, or visualizations as part of research or coursework.
• Exposure to quality assurance processes for data or statistical outputs.
• Experience contributing to reports, documentation, or presentations in a technical environment.
• Familiarity with version control tools or reproducible analytics workflows.
• Experience working collaboratively in multi‑disciplinary teams or project environments.

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over‑caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now." If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You'll fit right in.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3 2025.

Pay range $69,550 – $125,725. Compensation is a general guideline and not a guarantee. Additional factors considered include responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, and applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.