Defense M&S Data Manager: Secure, Scalable Sim Data

Qualis Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off and Holidays

Educational, professional development,

Certification reimbursement

Tax-saving options

Disability and Life Insurance

Job summary

Qualis LLC in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced Modeling and Simulation Data Manager to oversee the architecture, governance, and security of simulation-derived datasets within defense programs. You will lead data administration for high‑fidelity synthetic environments, digital twins, and predictive models, ensuring alignment with DoD enterprise standards and secure interfaces with HPC.

The role requires an active U.S. Secret clearance, U.S.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
• 3–5 years managing data structures, DB architectures, or data engineering in regulated environments.
• Strong SQL and data pipeline automation skills.
• Experience with ER mapping, metadata, and large data storage optimization.

Responsibilities

• Enforce DoD data strategy aligned with security and interoperability.
• Document, archive, and manage VV&A data pedigree under DoDI 5000.61.
• Oversee ETL pipelines for massive synthetic and LVC environments in secure enclaves.
• Design and optimize relational and non-relational DB structures for missions and simulations.
• Collaborate with defense engineers and data scientists to automate data pipelines.

Skills

SQL database administration

Python or R

Data modeling

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Git

SAP PowerDesigner

erwin Data Modeler

Microsoft Visio

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Qualis LLC in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced Modeling and Simulation Data Manager to oversee the architecture, governance, and security of simulation-derived datasets within defense programs. You will lead data administration for high‑fidelity synthetic environments, digital twins, and predictive models, ensuring alignment with DoD enterprise standards and secure interfaces with HPC.

The role requires an active U.S. Secret clearance, U.S.