Data Specialist / Analyst (multiple openings)

Barone Consulting LLC; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-focused team that delivers advanced intelligence analytics and GEOINT products. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing data processes, ensuring data quality, and supporting decision-making in critical areas like defense and disaster response. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data management, governance, and GIS, along with proficiency in tools like ArcGIS and Excel. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects that advance scientific understanding and support national security efforts. If you are passionate about data and technology, we invite you to apply and make a difference.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in data management or governance in a large enterprise.
• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience in data-related fields.

Responsibilities

• Provide data standards guidance and support for NGA.
• Enhance database performance and manage data holdings.
• Create and maintain databases and analytical reports.

Skills

Data Management

Data Governance

Data Stewardship

Communication Skills

GIS Knowledge

Python

SQL

Excel Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

ArcGIS Suite

ArcGIS for Server

Excel

Access

SQL

Oracle

Tableau

Job description

Geospatial Technical Data Mgmt Analyst (multiple openings)

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a mission-focused team that is known for delivering advanced intelligence analytics and GEOINT products. By joining our team, you will work on impactful and compelling projects that advance scientific understanding of GEOINT related phenomenology and that rely on GEOINT to inform decisions in areas like defense, national security, and disaster response!

We are looking for a Data Specialist/Database Specialist to join our team in Springfield, VA. The right candidate will be someone that has prior experience in data management, data governance, or data stewardship roles - preferably in a large enterprise environment who has a strong understanding of data management principles, data governance frameworks, and data quality concepts.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide NGA with data standards guidance and support.
2. Apply data management principles, follow governance guidelines, and manage data holdings to improve NGA’s data.
3. Enhance the query speed of existing databases.
4. Enhance the data import/export speed in existing databases.
5. Use Excel spreadsheets to inter-relate and effectively present geospatial data standards and metrics.
6. Build complex formulas within Excel to quickly extract data from large spreadsheets.
7. Conduct research and help with the preparation of analytical/technical reports, publications, graphics and maintain hard/soft copy files.
8. Create and maintain databases, summary data, spreadsheets, graphic documents.
9. Maintain websites like SharePoint and Intelink.
10. Adapt existing software applications, tools and data to meet new requirements.
11. Build and document custom solutions (tools, processes, etc.) that adhere to enterprise architecture standards to automate or assist analytic endeavors.
12. Modify, merge and or conflate geospatial data using GIS systems and extensions (ex: ESRI).

Required Qualifications:

• Must have NGA Domain Experience, Imagery exploitation.
• TS/SCI clearance (with CI Poly).
• Strong communication skills using verbal, written, and visual methods.
• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of relevant professional work experience OR a Master’s Degree with 3 years of relevant professional work experience.
• Substitutions are allowed for volunteer experience, internships, professional certifications, military experience, different degree types, and a variety of other things.

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in database management.
• Demonstrated understanding of GIS, data schemas, and the geo-referencing of information.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications.
• Knowledge of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) best practices and performance tuning/optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of enterprise geodatabases, such as Spatial Database Engines (SDEs).
• Knowledge of tools such as the ArcGIS Suite, ArcGIS for Server, and ArcGIS extensions.
• Excel, Access, SQL, and Oracle for the storage, organization, and maintenance of spatial data.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Strong preference for candidates with ESRI Dashboard.

Desired Experience:

• Knowledge of scripting languages, such as R or Python.
• Demonstrated understanding of cartographic principles.
• Understanding of ArcGIS Online and Portal for managing data.
• Knowledge of Tableau.
• GEOINT Professional Certification - Fundamentals (F).
• GEOINT Professional Certification - Geospatial Data Management (GDM).