Data Manager - Senior
Core
Lead technical and managerial operations for overhead satellite imagery preprocessing pipelines, ensuring data integrity for DoW and Intelligence Community missions.
Role type
Senior Data Operations Manager (Geospatial/Intelligence)
Builds
Data acquisition, curation, and preprocessing pipelines for EO, FMV, HMI, and SAR sensor modalities
Domain
National Security / Geospatial Intelligence / Satellite Imagery
Required skills
People management, strategic problem solving, quantitative analysis, data operations, data visualization, ETL procedures, SQL, NoSQL, database management, cloud architecture, large complex geospatial data handling
Preferred skills
Agile/SAFe methodologies, NGA enterprise systems (NGA CORE, MLOps), AI/ML applied to geospatial data
Technologies
SQL, NoSQL, Cloud architectures, EO, FMV, HMI, SAR sensors
Responsibilities
Oversee data, databases, and pipelines across the full lifecycle; Conduct regular Quality Control (QC) of data holdings; Manage data operations pipeline efficiency; Lead and manage team members; Maintain data dictionaries, ERDs, and documentation; Serve as primary customer communication interface
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management