Mission Data Manager — Secure Test Data Lifecycle

SMX; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Data Manager for a Missile Defense Agency program based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. You will oversee end-to-end data lifecycle, ensuring timely and secure data products for analysis and decision making.

Required are a Secret clearance, US citizenship, and 2+ years of data management experience or a higher qualification with relocation willingness. Proficiency in metadata, data governance, and secure workflows is essential, with PowerBI/SQL skills preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years data management/test data ops experience required.
• Must reside within 70 miles of Redstone Arsenal or be willing to relocate.
• Familiarity with metadata standards, secure data handling, and data lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely, standardized delivery of data products.
• Execute parsing, cataloging, ingestion, and archival processes per procedures.
• Track and report data delivery status from receipt to archival with metadata checks.
• Verify data formats and metadata with providers; resolve non-standard inputs.
• Coordinate archival and destruction per retention schedules; document traceability.
• Perform QA checks to validate data integrity and cataloging accuracy.
• Maintain media accountability and inventory status; manage check-in/out.
• Generate trackers, reports, dashboards on readiness and milestones.
• Provide surge/after-hours support for critical test events.

Skills

Secret clearance

US citizenship

PowerBI

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Data Management, or related field

High School Diploma + 6+ years data management experience

Tools

PowerBI

SQL

Job description

SMX is seeking a Data Manager for a Missile Defense Agency program based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. You will oversee end-to-end data lifecycle, ensuring timely and secure data products for analysis and decision making.

Required are a Secret clearance, US citizenship, and 2+ years of data management experience or a higher qualification with relocation willingness. Proficiency in metadata, data governance, and secure workflows is essential, with PowerBI/SQL skills preferred.