Data Analyst Support Services to the NATO Cyber and Digital Transformation Division

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       Strong analytical and statistical skills

·       2+ years working as a data analyst or similar role

·       Experience in data cleaning, transformation, analysis and visualization

·       Proficiency in Python for data processing

·       Ability to prepare visualisations, summaries, and other analytical products for non-technical audiences

·       Strong attention to detail and ability to perform repetitive tasks when needed

·       Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·       Experience using ArcGIS software (ArcGIS online, ArcGIS Experience Builder)

·       Experience from developing web applications

·       Experience from cyber-security data analysis

·       Experience in preparing education material and providing training to the end-user community

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Data Cleaning, Transformation & Standardisation. Tasks include:

ü  cleaning and structuring Allied-submitted response data and incoming data from a research institution; Standardising data formats, categories, and fields in line with the required taxonomy. Identifying inconsistencies, gaps, and missing elements in the data and flagging these to the Project Manager (PM)

·       Data Validation and Quality Assurance. Tasks include:

ü  Conducting regular data quality checks (accuracy, completeness, timeliness); Reviewing data entries and confirming alignment with the NATO Cyber Response taxonomy. Ensuring proper data classification and tagging. Supporting the PM in preparing feedback to Allies and researchers

·       Data Integration and Support to Technical Development. Tasks include:

ü  Working closely with the data engineer to ensure smooth ingestion and integration of data into the platform; Supporting testing of data upload tools, visualisation features and filters; Helping to document data and refine the Repository’s metadata structure

·       Generation of Analytical Insights for NATO Leadership. Tasks include:

ü  Producing insight reports on Allied response patterns (e.g., most-used measures, speed of response, clustering by threat actor). Identifying trends and anomalies in Allied responses over time; Preparing data-driven products to support Committee discussions, CDT leadership meeting and strategic messaging; Create dashboards and visual analytics

·       Support to Onboarding and User Training. Tasks include:

ü  Supporting PM in preparing training materials (slides, guides, examples, videos); Support in demonstrating data entry and tool navigation during webinar sessions for Allies; Providing technical and analytical assistance to first-time users

·       Pledge - Support Pledge project lead on data analysis of Allied cyber maturity self-assessments. Tasks include:

ü   Verify data analysis methods to ensure correct data analysis methods use, support in identifying trends and anomalies in Allied responses over time through a comparative analysis of the previous Pledge cycles (May-June). Support the automated creation of dashboards and visual analytics (June-July)