ECS is seeking a Data Analyst to work remotely.
This role supports the broader data team by gathering business requirements, documenting processes and decisions, and helping clean and standardize data. The person in this role acts as a connector between business stakeholders and the technical team, making sure requirements are captured clearly and data is accurate and usable.
Key Responsibilities
- Requirements Gathering
Meet with business stakeholders to understand their data needs, pain points, and goals. Translate these conversations into clear, actionable requirements for the data team.
- Documentation
Create and maintain clear documentation of requirements, processes, decisions, and data workflows so the whole team has a shared reference.
- Data Cleansing Support
Help identify data quality issues — duplicates, missing values, inconsistent formatting — and support the broader team in cleaning and standardizing datasets.
- Stakeholder Communication
Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams (Data Scientists, Enterprise Architects, Engineers), making sure both sides understand each other.
- Data Validation
Check cleaned and transformed data against business requirements to confirm accuracy before it's used in reporting or architecture work.
- Process Improvement
Spot recurring data issues or gaps in documentation, and recommend better processes to prevent them going forward.
- Reporting Support
Assist with building simple reports or summaries that help stakeholders and leadership track data quality and project progress.
Salary Range: $105,000 - $110,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Strong skills in gathering and documenting business requirements
- Experience with data cleansing techniques (deduplication, standardization, validation)
- Proficiency in Excel and SQL; familiarity with Python is a plus
- Excellent written communication skills for clear documentation
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work well with both business stakeholders and technical teams
Skills Required
- Strong skills in gathering and documenting business requirements
- Experience with data cleansing techniques, including deduplication, standardization, and validation
- Proficiency in Excel and SQL
- Familiarity with Python
- Excellent written communication skills for clear documentation
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work well with business stakeholders and technical teams
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
