Senior GEOINT Data Steward & Exploitation SME

Culmen-International-LL; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance (100%+

401k with 4% match

Life insurance and disability

Training and Continuing Education

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking a Sr. Exploitation Specialist/Data Steward to provide on-site support at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, VA.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with CI/Poly eligibility and focuses on metadata cataloging, data stewardship, and data-driven solutions. You will work with large datasets, design data workflows, and collaborate with NGA stakeholders to deliver geospatial intelligence products.

Qualifications

• Requires TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly.
• 10+ years of relevant experience; combination of years of experience & certifications may be used in lieu of years.
• Strong working knowledge and hands-on experience with Esri solutions (ArcGIS Pro/Online) and secure portals (Safehouse/ICGIS).
• Senior-level proficiency in Python and its data science/visualization ecosystem (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Dash, Bokeh).
• Understanding of GIS, data schemas, and geo-referencing of information.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications.
• Knowledge of RDBMS architectures, normalization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with enterprise geodatabases (SDEs).
• Familiarity with ontology concepts in information systems and data relationships.
• Strong collaboration skills across technical and mission-focused teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with clients to understand datasets and create data-driven solutions.
• Act as SME and lead development of automated processes and data science solutions.
• Translate road map features into components and timelines with stakeholders.
• Use EDA techniques to identify relationships and patterns in complex data.
• Combine mathematics, programming, and data to provide insights for decision makers.
• Research and implement optimization models for data management and analysis.
• Apply big data analytics to large, diverse datasets to deliver insights.
• Conduct peer reviews to improve workflows and methodologies.
• Mentor team members to increase technical skills and knowledge.

Skills

Python

Esri ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

Data science

SQL

R scripting

GIS data modeling

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Suite

Excel/Access

SQL databases

Job description

Culmen International is seeking a Sr. Exploitation Specialist/Data Steward to provide on-site support at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, VA.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with CI/Poly eligibility and focuses on metadata cataloging, data stewardship, and data-driven solutions. You will work with large datasets, design data workflows, and collaborate with NGA stakeholders to deliver geospatial intelligence products.