Data Manager - Senior

Grvty; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Professional growth

Job summary

GRVTY in Falls Church, VA seeks a Data Manager to lead overhead satellite imagery preprocessing, data pipelines, and QC across the full data lifecycle. You will act as the primary customer liaison and translate requirements into actionable tasks for the team.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance with CI/Poly eligibility, proven team leadership, and hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL, ETL, cloud architectures, and large geospatial datasets. You’ll drive data integrity and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI/Poly eligibility.
• Experience leading data operations and data pipelines.
• Proficient in SQL and NoSQL; ETL and data processing.
• Experience with cloud architectures.
• Experience with large geospatial datasets.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data, databases, and pipelines across lifecycle.
• Perform regular QC of data holdings.
• Manage data operations pipeline across sensor modalities.
• Maintain data dictionaries, ERDs, and documentation.
• Serve as primary customer liaison for tasks and requirements.

Skills

Data ops leadership

SQL

NoSQL

ETL procedures

Cloud architectures

Geospatial data

Quality Control

Team leadership

Communication skills

Tools

NGA CORE

MLOps

Job description

GRVTY is seeking a motivated and experienced Data Manager to provide technical and managerial leadership over our overhead satellite imagery preprocessing operations. The ideal candidate is an experienced data operations leader with a passion for solving complex pipeline challenges, ensuring data integrity, and delivering mission-critical results in support of the DoW and Intelligence Community. This role serves as the primary communication interface between the customer and the team, translating requirements into successful execution across the full data operations lifecycle.

What You'll be Owning

• Oversee and manage data, databases, and pipelines across the full data acquisition, curation, and preprocessing lifecycle, ensuring compliance with specified requirements and priorities
• Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) of data holdings to:
• Manage the data operations pipeline to include:
• Apply engineering best practices to optimize data pipeline efficiency and performance across all sensor modalities including: EO, FMV, HMI, and SAR
• Lead and manage team members by providing:
• Ensure data dictionaries, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs), software comments, and documentation are regularly maintained and updated
• Serve as the primary customer communication interface to relay tasks and requirements and ensure successful work execution

What You Must Have

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly
• Team lead or project lead roles
• Independently initiating and driving projects to completion
• Strategic problem solver with excellent communication skills
• Experience in quantitative analysis and data operations, to include:
  • Developing visualizations and processing complex data to create data-driven insights
  • Data manipulation and ETL procedures
  • Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database technologies
  • Demonstrated experience managing databases and data pipelines
  • Experience working with cloud architectures
• Experience working with large, complex geospatial data files and formats

What Would be Nice to Have

• Experience using Agile/SAFe methodologies
• Experience with NGA enterprise technology systems such as NGA CORE and MLOps
• GEOINT Professional Certification – Fundamentals (F)
• Experience working with AI/ML technologies applied to geospatial data

Pay Range:At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $160,000 - $190,000