Data Product & Quality Specialist (Journeyman)

Altamira Technologies Corporation; Suitland (MD); Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Altamira Technologies Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Product & Quality Specialist to lead quality and testing for data products, APIs, and pipelines. The role bridges engineering and data consumers, develops test plans, and ensures data accuracy and discoverability in the ACDC catalog.

As a member of the Enabling Team, you will advocate for data mesh adoption, create user-facing docs, and gather feedback to drive platform improvements.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience with MA/MA degree or equivalent experience
• Security Clearance: SECRET - With ability to acquire TS/SCI

Responsibilities

• Acts as the primary quality and testing authority for data products, bridging the gap between the engineering team and data consumers.
• Develops and executes test plans for data pipelines, APIs, and data products to verify accuracy, completeness, and adherence to requirements.
• Performs functional testing from a consumer's perspective, validating that data is discoverable in the ACDC catalog, accessible via the APIs, and matches the documented metadata.
• Serves as a member of the "Enabling Team," acting as a data mesh advocate who supports the adoption of the DME by helping consumers find, understand, and use data products.
• Creates and maintains user-facing documentation, tutorials, and "getting started" guides for data consumers.
• Gathers feedback from early adopters and mission partners to create a feedback loop that drives continuous improvement for the data products and the platform itself.

Skills

API testing

Data catalog

Data validation

SQL

Python

Quality assurance

Technical writing

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MA degree or equivalent

Tools

Postman

ACDC

Job description

Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities worldwide by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.

Position:

Data Product & Quality Specialist (Senior)

Position Location:

Remote /Joint Base Andrews

Position Description:

Acts as the primary quality and testing authority for data products, bridging the gap between the engineering team and data consumers. Develops and executes test plans for data pipelines, APIs, and data products to verify accuracy, completeness, and adherence to requirements. Performs functional testing from a consumer's perspective, validating that data is discoverable in the ACDC catalog, accessible via the APIs, and matches the documented metadata. Serves as a member of the "Enabling Team," acting as a data mesh advocate who supports the adoption of the DME by helping consumers find, understand, and use data products. Creates and maintains user-facing documentation, tutorials, and "getting started" guides for data consumers. Gathers feedback from early adopters and mission partners to create a feedback loop that drives continuous improvement for the data products and the platform itself.

This position is remote, must be able to attend occasional meetings at Joint Base Andrews.

Required Experience:

• Strong user-level experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman), data catalog interfaces (ACDC), and data validation techniques. Familiarity with SQL and scripting languages (like Python) for data analysis and validation is essential.
• Quality Assurance: Experience in data quality assurance, software testing, and writing technical documentation
• Analytical Skills: A strong analytical mindset with the ability to understand data from both a technical and a mission-user perspective.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to effectively translate consumer needs into technical feedback for the development team
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical teams

Education:

• 10 years of experience with MA/MA degree or equivalent experience
• Security Clearance: SECRET - With ability to acquire TS/SCI

The anticipated salary range for this position is $100,000.00 to $135,000.00. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, the scope of the position, relevant experience, education, certifications, internal equity, customer contractual requirements, security clearance requirements, and other legitimate business considerations.