Data Analyst - 31076
Date: Nov 9, 2026
Location: Arlington, VA, Virginia, United States
Company: HII's Mission Technologies division
Requisition Number: 31076
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $96,445.00 - $140,000.00
Security Clearance: Secret
Level of Experience: Mid
This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.
HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies
Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:
- Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.
- Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
- Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
- Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.
- Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
- Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.
These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies.
Job Description
HII – Mission Technologies is seeking a Data Analyst to support the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer (CIO). If you’re excited about contributing to a major IT modernization effort with real mission impact, we would love to hear from you.
The ideal candidate combines strong analytical agility with the core soft skills needed to help government decision-makers rationalize and transform legacy spectrum infrastructure with modern, agile and interoperable EMS capabilities and data ecosystem, while navigating the cultural and technical complexities of enterprise spectrum modernization.
This position requires a SECRET security clearance and is onsite in Arlington, VA.
We encourage all levels of applicants to apply.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Domain Expertise: Must exhibit direct or transferable experience (with a demonstrated ability to rapidly upskill) in EMS, RF engineering data, Spectrum-Dependent Systems (SDS), or complex, regulated technical fields (e.g., Telecom, Defense IT).
- Policy Translation & Traceability: Show experience aligning technology initiatives with federal/national spectrum frameworks (e.g., NTIA manuals or DoD/DoW directives), interpreting statutory/regulatory guidance and converting it into actionable technical IT recommendations while maintaining requirements traceability.
- Enterprise Advisory Support: Provide advisory and analytic support for enterprise-level policy, governance, and oversight of Spectrum IT modernization, demonstrating experience supporting enterprise or portfolio-level efforts.
Legacy Transformation: Support senior government leaders to establish and execute frameworks to assess, rationalize, and transform complex legacy spectrum functions, including spectrum management, into a modern, integrated digital EMS ecosystem.
Cross-Domain Alignment: Assist in the alignment, enforcement, and performance management of modernization efforts across spectrum-dependent capability, RF infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and EMS data domains. - Interoperability: Advise on and/or facilitate the establishment of data and interoperability standards, and other compliance requirements to ensure legacy spectrum tools securely exchange data with modern joint and interagency EMS systems.
- Capability Assessment: Assist in assessing modern spectrum-enabled capabilities for future mission fit, translating strategic EMS goals into traceable requirements and measurable operational outcomes.
- Data Strategy Formulation: Drive the formulation of data governance policies and standards to transition from static, siloed legacy RF data systems (e.g., disparate frequency allocation databases) to real-time, integrated ecosystems ready for modern, including cloud/AI enabled spectrum awareness, data exchange, migration, etc.
- Investment Analysis: Provide data-driven analysis to inform government leadership's investment considerations and decisions, including program budget review, budget certification and programming guidance, regarding legacy spectrum IT modernization.
- Stakeholder Facilitation: Facilitate multistakeholder governance forums, coordinating with government technical, program, and operational stakeholders to manage the risks and requirements of enterprise-wide spectrum modernization.
- Consensus Building: Influence to drive consensus, establish enterprise standards, and align disparate mission partners across a complex joint spectrum enterprise.
- Navigating Resistance: Navigate ambiguity and organizational resistance with high emotional intelligence (EQ) and diplomacy to support government leaders in facilitating the sunsetting of entrenched, legacy spectrum tools.
- Executive Communication: Distill highly technical EMS and IT constraints for Senior Executive (SES) and Flag Officer leadership while clearly articulating and tracing policy requirements for technical/program-level stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- LEVEL 3 - 6 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant experience with Masters in related field.
- LEVEL 4 - 10 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 8 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 14 years relevant experience.
- Strong understanding of relational databases, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts.
- Familiarity with DoW compliance frameworks (e.g., FISMA, NIST)..
- Excellent communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a structured environment; collaborative team mindset.
- Clearance: A SECRET level security clearance is required.
Preferred Requirements
- TS/SCI is preferred.
Physical Requirements
- May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.
To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072
HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.