Senior Data Manager

MANTECH; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Springfield, VA seeks a Senior Data Manager to lead the data and AI practice for a government client. You will oversee EO/SAR data pipelines, manage a team of contractors, and serve as the primary interface with the Government to ensure timely delivery of data products.

The role requires strong program and people management, experience with large geospatial datasets, ETL, SQL/NoSQL, and cloud architectures, and TS/SCI clearance. On-site work is required in Springfield, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Data Engineering, or Geospatial analysis.
• 3+ years of people management experience with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• 4+ years of quantitative data analysis, creating visualizations, processing complex data, and ETL.
• Working knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and cloud architectures.
• 2+ years of experience with large, complex geospatial data files and formats.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership over EO/SAR preprocessing operations and data pipelines.
• Serve as the Government's primary interface to the team and manage contractors.
• Oversee data acquisition, ingestion, preprocessing, transformations, and bi-directional data movement.
• Direct contractor data operations teams and provide project management guidance and technical expertise.
• Perform regular QC to ensure compliance with data schemas and standards.
• Apply best practices to maximize pipeline efficiency across sensor modalities like EO, FMV, HMI, and SAR.
• Maintain data dictionaries, ERDs, and code comments/documentation.

Skills

People management

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

ETL processing

Geospatial data handling

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science / Data Engineering / Geospatial analysis

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

ETL tools

Cloud platforms

Geospatial data formats

Job description

MANTECH seeks a highly motivated, career and client-oriented Senior Data Manager to join our Data and AI Practice and support a client in Springfield, VA. This is an on-site position.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Provide technical and managerial leadership over the overhead satellite imagery (EO/SAR) preprocessing operations.
• Act as the Government's primary communication interface to the team and manage other contractors to ensure tasks and requirements are successfully executed.
• Oversee, monitor, and maintain the data operations pipeline—including data acquisition, ingestion, preprocessing, transformations, and bi-directional data movement between platforms.
• Direct and lead contractor data operations team members, providing project management guidance and technical expertise for data creation and management initiatives.
• Conduct regular QC and monitoring of data holdings to ensure compliance with specified requirements, data schemas, and standards.
• Apply engineering best practices to maximize data pipeline efficiency and performance across multiple sensor modalities, such as EO, FMV, HMI, and SAR.
• Ensure data dictionaries, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), and software source code comments/documentation are continuously maintained and updated.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Data Science, Data Engineering, or Geospatial analysis.
• 3+ years of people management experience along with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Extensive technical project management experience with a proven track record of independently driving strategic projects to completion.
• 4+ years of experience performing quantitative analysis, creating visualizations, processing complex data, and managing extract, transform, load (ETL) procedures.
• Working knowledge of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), demonstrated experience managing databases/pipelines, and experience with cloud architectures.
• 2+ years of experience working directly with large, complex geospatial data files and formats.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly with the Department of Defense.
• Experience collaborating with government leads and AI Task Forces to align AI policies across client organizations.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical insights and implementation support for integrating data acquisition, preprocessing, and management platforms.

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• This role involves delivering presentations at client locations, primarily in Springfield, VA.