NGA Data Steward

Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a highly skilled Data Steward (Database Specialist II) to join our team on site at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) headquarters in Springfield, Virginia. 

The Data Steward is responsible for applying data management principles, following governance guidelines, and understanding data holdings to manage and improve NGA’s data. This role involves reviewing, approving, and managing data to meet broad customer requirements, with a focus on geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data. The Data Steward will facilitate effective data production and storage by aligning NGA’s processes with governance requirements, leveraging data workflow technologies, and ensuring the application of security controls.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a mission-focused environment where your contributions will directly impact the effectiveness and efficiency of data management within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. If you are passionate about data stewardship and the intelligence community and have the necessary experience and clearance, we encourage you to apply.

As an NGA Data Steward (Database Specialist II) at Woolpert, you will be tasked with: 

• Data management and governance:
• Implement data management principles and governance guidelines to oversee and manage data holdings, ensuring they meet customer requirements
• Align organizational data processes with governance requirements, using workflow technologies to streamline and improve data management practices
• Ensure data production and storage processes align with governance requirements, including data sharing and metadata creation/maintenance
• Data categorization, documentation and ontology maintenance:
• Categorize data logically, document relationships between data categories, and maintain ontology, such as data dictionary names and data integrity rules
• Maintain and update the ontology, including data dictionaries and integrity rules, to ensure consistency and accuracy
• Security and compliance oversight:
• Ensure the application of appropriate security controls and conformance to data policies, standards, and legal or regulatory requirements
• Data quality and usability improvement:
• Continuously evaluate the current state of data and implement methods to improve data quality, usability, and availability
• Advocacy and training:
• Advocate for best practices in data management, providing training and support to stakeholders to foster a culture of data excellence
• Work with customers and partners to qualify all data management metrics across the data lifecycle
• Performance improvement and solution development:
• Identify data-related performance improvements in the current architecture, services, workflows, and related capabilities
• Document requirements, provide mission-focused justification, and develop or integrate solutions to enhance the baseline and deliver more effective operational support
• Mission focused and mission critical requirements determination:
• Conduct requirements determination to enable immediate and future database improvements for operational support enhancing effectiveness
• Ad hoc technical tasks:
• Execute customer engagement, training, and support as needed
• Coordinate with analysts, scientists, and working groups to ensure data initiatives meet mission objectives
• Host, organize, and coordinate technical exchange meetings with customers, partners, and data providers to ensure alignment and collaboration

Minimum Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment background check and drug screening
• Two (2) to four (4) years of geospatial experience
• Experience working on site at NGA
• GEOINT data experience
• Extensive knowledge of Esri ArcGIS software and capabilities:
• Two (2) years of experience using ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) or ArcGIS Pro
• Two (2) years of experience using ArcGIS Enterprise, Portal for ArcGIS, or ArcGIS Online (AGOL)
• Attention to detail and proven experience meeting data quality assurance and accuracy standards
• Strong organizational, time management, and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively as part of a team, and as a member of a large organization
• Ability to offer constructive feedback and problem solving, as well as clear direction to support goals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of data management principles, governance, and security standards
• Experience with data categorization, ontology maintenance, and improving data quality
• Ability to work closely with customers, providing training and support on data management best practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify performance improvements optimize data workflows and develop solutions
• Experience hosting and coordinating meetings with stakeholders and data providers

Unique Benefits  

Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including: 

• Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world. 

• Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate). 

• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm. 

• Unlimited vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you. 

• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries. 

• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases. 

• Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!

Why Woolpert? 

Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth. 

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