GEOINT Analyst , Mid

Castalia Systems; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k matching

Generous PTO

Job summary

Castalia Systems is seeking a GEOINT Analyst, Mid, to support the NGA in St. Louis. The role focuses on delivering integrated GEOINT and supporting the Analysis Directorate with expert data and metadata development.

The candidate will provide geospatial technical expertise, contribute to data standards, and collaborate with NSG and contractors to improve data exchange and interoperability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of analysis experience in a related labor category.
• Bachelor's degree in a field related to the labor category is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of geospatial software suites including ERDAS IMAGINE, ArcMap, ArcView, FalconView, and Socet Set.
• Proficiency in XML, XML Schema (XSD), and XSL.
• Knowledge of NGA data formats: vector data, shapefiles, spatial databases, GML, XML.
• Familiarity with Intelink database.
• Understanding NGA products such as CBIs, TLMs, DTED, SRTM, NTM, DNC, DVOF, etc.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive technical reports with textual and graphic content.

Responsibilities

• Provide geospatial expertise to standards documents and national meetings.
• Offer SME input on metadata and XML schema implementations.
• Collaborate with NSG to develop and refine an NSG metadata foundation.
• Create scripts to automate metadata file generation.
• Contribute knowledge on data standards, modeling, and schema development.
• Work with government contractors and GIS vendors to improve data exchange.
• Assist with interpretation of extraction guidance and metadata concepts with national partners.
• Support SF Foundation data production efforts using GIS knowledge.
• Leverage ArcGIS Defense Solutions to validate translations between standards.
• Assist with NGA QAC developments and related meetings; coordinate across sites.

Skills

Geospatial analysis

XML/XSD/XSL

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ERDAS IMAGINE

ArcMap

ArcView

FalconView

Socet Set

Job description

Career Opportunities with Castalia Systems

A great place to work.

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Clearance: TS/SCI and the ability to obtain/maintain a CI Poly as required

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Job Summary

Castalia Systems is seeking an GEOINT Analyst, Mid, to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in St. Louis. The mission of NGA is to provide Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) for our nation's security, enabling customer success through assured access to and confidence in GEOINT data, capabilities, and insights. The mission of the Analysis Directorate is to develop exceptional analytical expertise to deliver integrated GEOINT that informs and enables the national security mission.

Roles and Responsibilities

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Provide geospatial technical expertise to SF Standards documents/processes, and other National Meetings as specified by the Government.
• Provide subject matter expertise in ISO 19115 Geographic Information Metadata and ISO 19139 XML Schema Implementation.
• Collaborate with NSG community to develop, define, and refine an implementation for the NSG
• Metadata Foundation (NMF).
• Generate scripts to automate the generation of metadata files.
• Provide subject matter expertise in data standards, data modeling, and schema development.
• Work with government contractors and GIS application vendors to develop standardized data exchange and increase interoperability.
• Collaborate with national partners in the interpretation of extraction guidance, feature requirements, and metadata concepts.
• Leverage knowledge gleaned from the GIS community to support SF Foundation Data production efforts.
• Utilize ArcGIS Defense Solutions to examine physical implementations and cross reference databases for translation between standards.
• Support NGA Quality Assurance Capability (QAC) developments and associated meetings that arise in support of this Quality Assurance tool; QAC meetings occur twice a year and swap between the Washington, DC and St Louis, MO areas.
• Support NGA in developing standards related training materials, geospatial production workflows using ArcGIS Defense Solutions, and data quality assurance procedures, including QAC, to evaluate contractor, commercial, and co-produced data.
• Assist with development and maintenance of lntellipedia and lntelDocs pages in support of SF standards developments.
• Assist NGA leadership with coordinating and running Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings between the NGA authoritative data domains and the contract, user, and vendor communities.
• Maintain specific extraction/finishing "Question & Answer" Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents, which are held within IntelDocs and accessible by the NSG community.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to specific labor category.
• Bachelor's degree in area related to labor category is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of standard geospatial analysis software suites including but not limited to, ERDAS IMAGINE, ArcMap, ArcView, FalconView, and Socet Set.
• Proficiency in Extensible Markup Language (XML), XML Schema Documents (XSD), and Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL).
• Knowledge of NGA specified digital data formats will be used including but not limited to, vector data, shape file and spatial database, GML, XML.
• Knowledge of lntelink database.
• An understanding of several NGA products such as Controlled Image Base (ClBl), Topographic Line Maps (TLMs), Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), National Technical Means (NTM), Digital Nautical Chart (DNC), Digital Vertical Obstruction File (DVOF), Boundary Information, in relation to data capture and finishing processes.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive technical reports, which will include preparing textual and graphic reports on standardization efforts and process developments.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Normal office environment.

Travel

• As needed.

Company Description

Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application.

With our vast knowledge of our customers’ needs and relevant technology, our team is able to bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with cutting-edge technology so it’s so evident when you compare us with anyone.

Disclaimer

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.