Senior Exploitation Specialist / Data Steward

Bart & Associates, LLC; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans and HSA option

Dental & Vision coverage

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) with company matching

Training and certification

Job summary

Bart & Associates, LLC seeks a Senior Exploitation Specialist / Data Steward to support a federal contract at NGA Washington (NCE) in Springfield, VA. The role focuses on structuring and maintaining geospatial data so mission teams can access and exploit trusted spatial information.

The Senior will lead tasks, provide technical direction, and coordinate with NGA and Intelligence Community teams to ensure data quality and system performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience or combination of qualifications accepted.
• Experience with GIS data and geodatabases required.
• Knowledge of data extraction and metadata standards.
• Familiarity with enterprise geodatabases (SDEs).
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain spatial data across geodatabases and SDEs.
• Apply GIS and geo-referencing best practices to structure data.
• Develop extraction and metadata specifications for discoverability.
• Design and optimize RDBMS architectures and normalization.
• Utilize ArcGIS Suite, ArcGIS Online, Portal, Excel, Access, and SQL for data management.
• Collaborate across technical and mission-focused teams and provide senior direction.

Skills

GIS

Data schemas

Geo-referencing

Extraction specs

RDBMS architectures

Data normalization

Ontology concepts

Python

R

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ArcGIS Suite

ArcGIS Online

Portal

Excel

Access

SQL

Job description

Senior Exploitation Specialist / Data Steward

At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision.

Job Summary

B&A is looking for a Senior Exploitation Specialist / Data Steward to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. The role is based at an Analysis Office, NGA Washington (NCE) in Springfield, VA, and is part of the GEO-SPI B labor framework. As an Exploitation Specialist, the successful candidate will structure, organize, and maintain geospatial data holdings so that mission and analytic teams can reliably discover, access, and exploit trusted spatial information. This Senior‑level (Level 4) position requires leading, integrating, defining tasks, and validating work with advanced knowledge and proven experience. The Senior will provide technical direction and quality control over lower‑level personnel, advise government leadership on data management processes and technology, and lead collaboration across NGA and Intelligence Community teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage, organize, and maintain spatial data across enterprise geodatabases and Spatial Database Engines (SDEs).
• Apply GIS, data schemas, and geo‑referencing best practices to structure and steward geospatial information.
• Develop and apply extraction and metadata specifications to ensure discoverable, well‑documented data.
• Design and optimize Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) architectures, applying data normalization best practices and performance tuning.
• Use the ArcGIS Suite, ArcGIS Online, Portal, Excel, Access, and SQL for the storage, organization, and maintenance of spatial data.
• Apply ontology concepts to information systems, data modeling, and data relationships.
• Collaborate across technical and mission‑focused teams and provide senior‑level direction, quality control, and quality assurance.

Education and Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience (a combination of years of experience, professional certifications, and education may be used in lieu of years of experience).
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated understanding of GIS, data schemas, and geo‑referencing.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications.
• Knowledge of RDBMS architectures, data normalization, and performance tuning/optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of enterprise geodatabases such as Spatial Database Engines (SDEs).
• Knowledge of tools such as the ArcGIS Suite, ArcGIS Online, Portal, Excel, Access, and SQL for the storage, organization, and maintenance of spatial data.
• Familiarity with ontology concepts as they relate to information systems, data modeling, and data relationships.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively as a team player across technical and mission‑focused teams.
• Knowledge of scripting languages, such as R or Python.

Desired Skills

• Data management, data conditioning, and information modeling / design.
• Structured observation schema development and data hosting.
• Geomatics and geospatial data management.
• Coding / computer programming and data service enabling.
• Quality assurance and integration across enterprise systems.
• Written communication and technical documentation.

Security Clearance

• Active TS clearance.

Benefits and Programs

• Robust individual and family medical plans for full‑time employees, including Health Savings Account (HSA) option.
• Two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Sponsored training and certification opportunities.
• Pet insurance benefits, commuter transit benefits, and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform.
• 401(k) plan with company matching contribution.

EEO

B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at B&A's offices, and other workplaces (including client sites) and all other locations where B&A is providing services, and to all work‑related activities.

B&A participates in e‑Verify. We provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I‑9 Form to confirm work authorization.