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Citizenship / Investigation: U.S. citizenship required. Interim or Final Tier 1 (T1/NACI) required.
Position Description:
Network Runners is seeking a Data Specialist (Remote) to support the DISA Telecommunications Service Support Team (TSST). The Data Specialist is the technical lead for TSST inventory data, transition database management, reconciliation, validation, reporting, and data quality. The Government confirmed that the existing transition database is a SQL database containing more than 3 million records and will transfer to the awardee. The Data Specialist ensures this enterprise dataset remains accurate, auditable, current, and operationally useful for transition planning, order production, customer coordination, cutover tracking, status reporting, and final inventory validation.
Proximity to Scott Air Force Base, just east of Belleville, Illinois is preferred.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assume, validate, and maintain the Government transition SQL database containing 3M+ records and establish controlled processes for data ingestion, reconciliation, validation, change tracking, and reporting.
- Reconcile inventory information across Government databases/spreadsheets, GSA E-Morris, billing data, service-provider data, TIBI, TBI, TCOSS, Storefront, WWOLS, vendor portals, and agency-provided sources.
- Maintain service, quantity, usage, billed amount, agency/sub-agency, feature, equipment, managed-service, POC, email, phone, DSN, site, and transition-status data required by the PWS.
- Support agency confirmation of the Transition Inventory of record and identify discrepancies, duplicates, missing data, conflicting source values, and non-conforming records for resolution.
- Maintain transition/order status fields covering research, in-work, customer approval, non-conforming status, submission, cutover schedule, discontinue documentation, SAM/IER receipt, and completion.
- Produce daily, weekly, cumulative, on-demand, and executive reports supporting workload management, transition visibility, aging, data quality, and program decision-making.
- Develop repeatable queries, validation rules, dashboards/report logic, exception reports, and audit trails that reduce manual effort and improve inventory/order accuracy.
- Coordinate with DITCO software platform personnel, PMO, EIS contractors, GSA personnel, DoD agencies, engineers, and order specialists to resolve data issues and maintain source-to-record traceability.
- Protect CUI/proprietary/contract-sensitive data and ensure database access, exports, working files, and reports comply with DISA security and Government-system requirements.
- Support Phase IV data cleanup, final validation, lessons learned, and transition of authoritative data to the Government or successor support team.
Minimum Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, information systems, computer science, database management, engineering, mathematics/statistics, or a related discipline; education/experience must satisfy the mapped NRI GSA MAS labor category.
- Target: 5+ years of experience in enterprise data management, database operations, data quality, analytics, inventory management, or similar mission-support functions.
- Demonstrated experience working with SQL-based relational databases and large datasets; ability to query, reconcile, validate, and document data at scale.
- Advanced spreadsheet/data-analysis skills and experience producing recurring operational reports, exception reports, dashboards, or metrics from multiple source systems.
- Experience establishing data-quality controls, validation rules, audit trails, and reconciliation workflows for authoritative operational datasets.
- Ability to meet DISA Tier 1/CAC/NIPR access requirements by contract start.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with telecommunications inventory, service-order lifecycle data, billing/inventory reconciliation, or network asset/service databases.
- Experience with federal/DoD data sources, DISA Storefront/Marketplace, TIBI/TBI/TCOSS/WWOLS, GSA E-Morris, or comparable Government service-management datasets.
- Working knowledge of SQL scripting, ETL/data transformation, data visualization/reporting tools, and data-governance practices.
- Experience supporting high-volume operational workflows where database accuracy directly drives ordering, provisioning, cutover, and customer service outcomes.
Type of Job: Full Time
Salary: Competitive salary
Attractive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, HSA/FSA, LTD/STD, PTO, Federal Holidays
Work location: Remote. Proximity to Scott Air Force Base, just east of Belleville, Illinois is preferred.
Company Description:
Network Runners, Inc. is an Information Technology Solutions Company providing innovative IT solutions and organizational support within the Department of Defense and civilian sectors. Our largest presence includes support to the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, DHS/USCG, DHS/S&T, and USSTRATCOM. NRI is recognized for its value, ingenuity, and mission focus. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, NRI is a Women-Owned Small Business with a Top-Secret Facility Clearance and maintains CMMI Maturity Level 3 and multiple ISO certifications.
Citizenship / Investigation: U.S. citizenship required. Interim or Final Tier 1 (T1/NACI) required.
Position Description:
Network Runners is seeking a Data Specialist (Remote) to support the DISA Telecommunications Service Support Team (TSST). The Data Specialist is the technical lead for TSST inventory data, transition database management, reconciliation, validation, reporting, and data quality. The Government confirmed that the existing transition database is a SQL database containing more than 3 million records and will transfer to the awardee. The Data Specialist ensures this enterprise dataset remains accurate, auditable, current, and operationally useful for transition planning, order production, customer coordination, cutover tracking, status reporting, and final inventory validation.
Proximity to Scott Air Force Base, just east of Belleville, Illinois is preferred.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assume, validate, and maintain the Government transition SQL database containing 3M+ records and establish controlled processes for data ingestion, reconciliation, validation, change tracking, and reporting.
- Reconcile inventory information across Government databases/spreadsheets, GSA E-Morris, billing data, service-provider data, TIBI, TBI, TCOSS, Storefront, WWOLS, vendor portals, and agency-provided sources.
- Maintain service, quantity, usage, billed amount, agency/sub-agency, feature, equipment, managed-service, POC, email, phone, DSN, site, and transition-status data required by the PWS.
- Support agency confirmation of the Transition Inventory of record and identify discrepancies, duplicates, missing data, conflicting source values, and non-conforming records for resolution.
- Maintain transition/order status fields covering research, in-work, customer approval, non-conforming status, submission, cutover schedule, discontinue documentation, SAM/IER receipt, and completion.
- Produce daily, weekly, cumulative, on-demand, and executive reports supporting workload management, transition visibility, aging, data quality, and program decision-making.
- Develop repeatable queries, validation rules, dashboards/report logic, exception reports, and audit trails that reduce manual effort and improve inventory/order accuracy.
- Coordinate with DITCO software platform personnel, PMO, EIS contractors, GSA personnel, DoD agencies, engineers, and order specialists to resolve data issues and maintain source-to-record traceability.
- Protect CUI/proprietary/contract-sensitive data and ensure database access, exports, working files, and reports comply with DISA security and Government-system requirements.
- Support Phase IV data cleanup, final validation, lessons learned, and transition of authoritative data to the Government or successor support team.
Minimum Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, information systems, computer science, database management, engineering, mathematics/statistics, or a related discipline; education/experience must satisfy the mapped NRI GSA MAS labor category.
- Target: 5+ years of experience in enterprise data management, database operations, data quality, analytics, inventory management, or similar mission-support functions.
- Demonstrated experience working with SQL-based relational databases and large datasets; ability to query, reconcile, validate, and document data at scale.
- Advanced spreadsheet/data-analysis skills and experience producing recurring operational reports, exception reports, dashboards, or metrics from multiple source systems.
- Experience establishing data-quality controls, validation rules, audit trails, and reconciliation workflows for authoritative operational datasets.
- Ability to meet DISA Tier 1/CAC/NIPR access requirements by contract start.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with telecommunications inventory, service-order lifecycle data, billing/inventory reconciliation, or network asset/service databases.
- Experience with federal/DoD data sources, DISA Storefront/Marketplace, TIBI/TBI/TCOSS/WWOLS, GSA E-Morris, or comparable Government service-management datasets.
- Working knowledge of SQL scripting, ETL/data transformation, data visualization/reporting tools, and data-governance practices.
- Experience supporting high-volume operational workflows where database accuracy directly drives ordering, provisioning, cutover, and customer service outcomes.
Type of Job: Full Time
Salary: Competitive salary
Attractive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, HSA/FSA, LTD/STD, PTO, Federal Holidays
Work location: Remote. Proximity to Scott Air Force Base, just east of Belleville, Illinois is preferred.
Company Description:
Network Runners, Inc. is an Information Technology Solutions Company providing innovative IT solutions and organizational support within the Department of Defense and civilian sectors. Our largest presence includes support to the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, DHS/USCG, DHS/S&T, and USSTRATCOM. NRI is recognized for its value, ingenuity, and mission focus. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, NRI is a Women-Owned Small Business with a Top-Secret Facility Clearance and maintains CMMI Maturity Level 3 and multiple ISO certifications.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in data specialist jobs.
- Proficiency in SQL for querying, cleaning, and transforming large datasets
- Experience with data management or ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, or SSIS
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, statistics, computer science, or a related field
- Familiarity with data visualization platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker
- Knowledge of data governance standards, data quality frameworks, or regulatory compliance requirements
- Experience working with CRM, ERP, or industry-specific platforms such as Salesforce or Veeva
Tips for Your Data Specialist Job Search
Tailor your resume to each data type
Data specialist roles differ sharply by domain. A clinical data specialist resume should front-load EDC systems and protocol knowledge, while a business data specialist resume should lead with ETL tools and reporting platforms. Generic resumes get screened out fast.
Show data quality work with real outcomes
Hiring managers scan for candidates who've caught and corrected bad data, not just processed it. Name the validation rules you wrote, the error rates you reduced, or the audits you led. Quantify the downstream impact wherever you can.
Target openings by your strongest tool stack
Search by the tools you know best, SQL, Salesforce, Veeva, Power BI, or Snowflake, rather than title alone. Many data specialist postings are indexed under tool requirements, and applying where you already have proficiency shortens the screening process.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists data specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for a technical skills assessment
Most data specialist interviews include a take-home or timed SQL query task, a data-cleaning exercise, or a case study using a messy dataset. Practice writing joins, window functions, and aggregation queries under time pressure before your first round.
Negotiate using scope, not just title
When an offer comes in, ask about data ownership: how many systems you'll manage, whether you'll own the data governance process, and what tooling budget exists. These scope details affect your growth and leverage in future negotiations more than title alone.
Data Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most data specialists?
The companies hiring the most data specialists right now include Amazon Web Services, Amazon, and LTM Limited, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is strongest in healthcare systems, financial services firms, and large retail and logistics companies.
How many data specialist jobs are remote?
About 52% of data specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more flexible roles in the data field. Positions focused on business intelligence reporting and data quality analysis tend to be the most remote-friendly, while roles tied to regulated data systems or on-site clinical operations are more likely to require in-person work.
How do you become a data specialist?
Start by building proficiency in SQL and at least one data management or transformation tool, since those appear in nearly every job posting. A degree in information systems, statistics, or a related field helps, but employers also respond to demonstrated project experience. Build a portfolio of real data cleaning or analysis work, earn a relevant certification in data management or a platform like Salesforce or Snowflake, then apply to entry-level or associate data roles to gain domain-specific experience.
Can you get a data specialist job with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level data specialist roles exist and often prioritize SQL skills and attention to detail over years of experience. Focus on completing a self-directed project that shows you can ingest, clean, and document a real dataset. Roles with titles like data associate, data coordinator, or junior data analyst are common entry points that lead directly into data specialist positions after one to two years.
What does the data specialist interview process look like?
Most data specialist interviews follow three to four stages. A recruiter screen comes first, covering your background and tool experience. A technical round typically involves a SQL exercise, a data-cleaning scenario, or a take-home dataset task. A hiring manager interview focuses on your past data projects and how you handle data quality issues. Some employers add a final panel or stakeholder conversation before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to data specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to data specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your tool stack, domain experience, and preferred location or remote arrangement, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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