Project Manager/Senior Strategic Analyst

100% On-site  -- Joint Base Andrews (JBA), MD

Teracore is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) classified management consulting and information technology services firm. We are committed to creating and maintaining a corporate environment and culture that promotes long-term employment. Diverse talents help us to achieve the missions and objectives of our customers. We hope we can partner together to achieve those goals.

Project Background:

The contractors will support NGB/A1Y in Operational Research and Strategic Analysis for Air Force Recruiting Information Support System – Total Force (AFRISS-TF), making recommendations for planning, coordination, and execution of ANG mission requirements to enhance decision-making and productivity in recruiting and retention programs.  The Data Analysts will serve as subject matter experts in data science and advanced analytics. The advanced analytical methods and mathematical models will be used to better understand complex systems and situations related to achieving ANG end strength. 

Position Description:

• This is a Senior Analyst position that will serve as the Project Manager providing team supervision and project management of all contract activities.
• Supports the Recruiting and Retention (A1Y) Division with the management, planning, organization and execution of the ANG strategic vision, within the Air Force Recruiting Information Support System- Total Force (AFRISS-TF).
• Provides data analysis, compiles reports, and presents analysis and recommendations related to the A1Y mission.
• Receive research requests from clients, defining requirements and questions they want to answer. Conducts research according to established processes and quality standards. Apply rigorous methodologies and ensures project team complies with all processes and quality requirements, delivering error free products to the client.

Tasks/Responsibilities:

• This position takes direction from the Program Manager for onsite project management and is responsible for overall supervision of the project team, including daily interaction with client and users of AFRISS-TF and work products developed from the system.
• Consolidates ANG Software Change Requests (SCRs) into a recommended prioritization of development in time to meet Functional Review Board (FRB) or Configuration Control Board (CCB), according to the Program Management Office (PMO) designated schedule.
  • Provide ANG FRB and CCB representatives with analysis and prioritization of ANG focused SCRs as well as any identified Total Force SCRs related to ANG objectives and goals.
• Works in conjunction with Active Duty Air Force and Air Force Reserve functional counterparts, other stakeholders and representatives to promote the exchange of information, best practices, capabilities, and other advances.
• Identifies and analyzes ANG recruiting functionality defects/change requests reported via Help Desk calls/emails from the ANG recruiter community, system monitoring, interface partner meetings, stakeholder meetings, or strategic planning meetings.
  • Analyzes suggested enhancements or recommended changes. Create possible courses of action (COAs) and advise leadership on the benefits, impacts, both positive and negative, and risks of each COA.
  • Provides recommendations to achieve the desired end-state.
• Designs, develops, implements, and maintains lead mapping and lead distribution to State/Wing established Recruiter zones utilizing Air Force approved mapping software tools.
  • Utilizes lead data provided through a data exchange with the designated Advertising and Marketing Agency based on established frequencies described in the Interface Control Document (ICD) and/or recruiter initiated updates in AFRISS-TF.
  • Collaborates with the designated Advertising and Marketing Agency to ensure the relevant leads mapping/zoning data exchanged between the agency’s system and AFRISS-TF displays accurately in the mapping tool.
• Performs Interface Management. Coordinates with other stakeholders regarding interface solution development, data items to be exchanged, frequency of exchange, and trigger points for exchange.
  • Interfacing solutions include but are not limited to Application Program Interfaces (APIs), Electronic Data Interchanges (EDIs), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Web Services, and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) connections, i.e. database-to- database connections.
  • Work closely with the NGB/A1Y Advertising and Marketing agency, other NGB/A1 Divisions, Major Commands (MAJCOMS) and other stakeholder agencies external to the Air Force.
• Develops SQL queries and/or reports upon requ