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Ascension is seeking a Business Data Analyst III / BI Reporting Analyst to support federal IT research, executive reporting, and decision-support activities for a homeland security mission customer. This position will help translate research findings, advisory inputs, technology trend data, and stakeholder priorities into clear dashboards, briefing materials, KPI summaries, and written analytic products that support senior leadership decision-making.

The ideal candidate is a practical, detail-oriented analyst who can synthesize complex IT and business information into clear reporting products for executives, managers, and operational stakeholders. This role is important because CISA leadership requires timely, organized, and unbiased insight into technology trends, best practices, metrics, and strategic technology priorities across areas such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, applications, mobility, portfolio management, telecommunications, strategic IT sourcing, network security architecture, and mobile device security.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Business Data Analyst III / BI Reporting Analyst will support Ascension’s delivery team by developing reports, dashboards, briefing materials, analytic summaries, and decision-support tools tied to IT research and strategic advisory services. The analyst will help organize and interpret research outputs, workshop results, advisory call takeaways, technology roadmap inputs, and strategy document review findings into products that are clear, accurate, accessible, and useful for Government leadership.

This position requires a candidate who can work with limited supervision, manage multiple inputs, ask clarifying questions, and produce polished materials for executive audiences. The analyst should be comfortable working in an environment where requirements may evolve based on leadership priorities, annual workshops, advisory calls, and research topics derived from the Agency Strategic Technology Roadmap. The role requires strong writing, reporting, data visualization, stakeholder coordination, and quality-control skills.

Ascension’s GSA MAS Business Data Analyst III labor category requires a bachelor’s degree and 6 years of experience. The LCAT includes data analysis, aggregation, reporting, dashboards, KPI briefings, workflow improvement plans, stakeholder meeting decks, analytic implementation memos, and decision-support models.

Position Day-to-Day Activities

Analyze IT research, advisory inputs, workshop notes, and strategy documents to identify themes, risks, trends, and decision points.

Develop executive-ready dashboards, reports, scorecards, and briefing materials that summarize research findings and key metrics.

Synthesize information from advisory calls, leadership workshops, research reports, and strategic technology roadmap inputs.

Translate complex technical information into clear visual narratives for senior leaders, managers, and operational stakeholders.

Create KPI trackers, action-item logs, workshop summary decks, and analytic implementation memos.

Support review and comment on technology strategies, plans, policies, and related documents.

Prepare structured summaries on topics such as cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, network security architecture, mobile device security, IT sourcing, applications, infrastructure, telecommunications, and disruptive technologies.

Coordinate with project managers, subject matter experts, and client stakeholders to clarify data needs, reporting expectations, and deliverable timelines.

Validate data and narrative content for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and alignment with Government priorities.

Maintain organized source files, documentation, meeting notes, version histories, and deliverable trackers.

Apply Section 508 accessibility practices to reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and presentation materials when applicable.

Support monthly reporting, invoice backup documentation, and deliverable tracking as needed.