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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
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