IT Specialist (DataMgmt/SysAnalysis)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Germany; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), seeks an IT Specialist (DataMgmt/SysAnalysis) to lead enterprise-wide data architecture, design secure data solutions, and manage high-impact data initiatives. Duties include planning, risk management, and coordination with cybersecurity leadership to mitigate enterprise risk.

The role requires directing system authorization and audit response activities, with emphasis on least-privilege

Job description

This listing is a summary.

Open: October 22, 2026 — Closes: October 28, 2026

Summary

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), with one vacancy in the listed locations.

Major Duties

As an IT Specialist (DataMgmt/SysAnalysis), you will perform the following duties: Lead and conduct data management and systems analysis programs. Formulate enterprise-wide data architecture standards, naming conventions, design practices, and lifecycle requirements. Design highly secure, scalable, and resilient data solutions that address complex, mission-critical requirements across the organization. Lead the planning, execution, and risk management of high-impact data initiatives, including complex cloud or on-premise migrations, systems consolidations, upgrades, and modernization efforts. Evaluate long term technical developments in the industry to recommend and justify strategic investments in secure, supportable, and modern data platforms. Establish and enforce security architectures based on least-privilege principles, advanced encryption, and robust auditing. Direct system authorization and audit response activities, coordinating across executive stakeholders, system owners, and cybersecurity leadership to mitigate enterprise risk. NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.