Advana Programming Support Specialists

Position: Advana Programming Support Specialists
Location: Norfolk Naval Base
Clearance: Secret

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the fluent use of Microsoft Products - Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in the fluent use of Tableau, Qlik, Jupiter/Advana and have an advanced ability in utilizing common programming languages to include SQL, NoSQL, Python, Java, R, and Scala.
• Experience in developing, modifying, and maintaining assigned programs (SKED, CDMOA, OARS, VSB, OMMS-NG, MFOM, OIS, ADE, DRRS, NRAS, MNA, HERMES, C2OIX, and other programs as assigned and/or developed), designing and implementing modifications to the interrelation of data within programs.
• Monitoring the operation of assigned programs, data collected and responds to problems by diagnosing and correcting errors in logic and coding.
• Working on complex programs under close direction of higher-level staff or supervisor.
• Providing a full range of programming actions to produce several interrelated but different products from numerous and diverse data elements which are usually from different sources.
• Developing, maintaining, managing, and securing naval systems.
• Current administrative management and programming level access to operate in ADVANA/Jupiter.
  1. In database security, programming-level access refers to the ability to access and manipulate data using programming languages and database APIs, while user-level access refers to the permissions granted to individual users or groups within the database system. Programming-level access is typically used by developers and administrators to interact with the database at a more granular level, while user-level access is used to control who can access specific data and perform specific actions.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience establishing enterprise performance management metrics, dashboards, dashboard functional proponents within Jupiter. A small number of programmers may be allowed not to meet all of the above qualifications but must receive government approval regarding specific qualification shortfalls.

Tasks:

• Effectively communicate with executive level (GS-15, O-6 level) government personnel regarding specific tasks and challenges requiring assistance using senior level oral and written communication skills.
• Provide support collecting, analyzing, organizing, and presenting data using Naval Aviation databases, Naval Surface databases, Ship Maintenance databases, Shipyard databases, and Ship Supply databases. The contractor shall import daily/weekly/monthly data sources, running pre-programmed macros, and relaying issues experienced to the development team using their advanced experience working in MS Excel, Qlik, and Tableau.
• Validate outputs from Data Visualization tools (Tableau and Qlik as described above) with the raw data source.
• Adequately display information obtained in various charts, tables, and dashboards by having a working understanding of Jupiter/Advana, and be able to operate in this construct.
• Establish enterprise performance management metrics, dashboards, dashboard functional proponents within Jupiter.
• Responsible for gathering and analyzing data, organizing, and documenting findings of studies, and prepare recommendations for implementing new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
• Collate information into meaningful reports and presentation material.
• Metamorphose CVN raw data into viable and readable formats for display in Tableau and Qlik, for decision utilization by the ROC leadership.
• Utilize common programming languages to include SQL, NoSQL, Python, Java, R, and Scala.

The contractor shall effectively collaborate with other programming cells from various TYCOM/System Commands/Program Offices to allow the sharing and adaption of data and visual products in ADVANA/Jupiter.