Data Processing Specialist I

JT4•Edwards AFB, CA

About The Position

JT4, LLC provides engineering and technical support to western U.S. test ranges for the Air Force and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract (J-Tech II). The Data Processing Specialist I works under general supervision on deadline-driven, day-to-day pre- and post-test processing operations in support of flight testing. The role supports test-data management, ingestion, reduction, validation, troubleshooting, and quality control, and coordinates with programmers, data production analysts, and discipline engineers to ensure timely data operations. Work is performed in a typical office environment with no unusual hazards. Routine travel to remote company work locations and field work, including occasional overnight assignments, may be required. Employees may operate only equipment for which they have been trained or certified. This position supports a Federal Government contract requiring U.S. citizenship. The employee must qualify for and maintain a government security clearance and obtain an IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ CE) within a specified time. The stated expected salary range is $75,500 to $95,000 annually.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or four years of related experience.
Obtain an IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ CE Certification) within a specified time.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable computer systems, integrated software applications, and data-ingestion and reduction processes and techniques.
Sufficient skill to apply data-management toolsets to complete required tasks.
Qualify for and maintain a government security clearance.
Possess a valid state-issued driver’s license.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Operate only equipment for which fully trained or certified; employees working in a training capacity must be supervised by a competent trained or certified company employee.
Do not use another employee’s equipment without permission from the immediate supervisor or manager, and do not permit others to use JT4-owned or assigned equipment without proof of training and shop-manager approval.

Responsibilities

Organize and provide a data-management framework for projects, requirements, and data recovery as needed.
Develop data-analysis processes or products associated with data-reduction efforts.
Provide input for reports distributed to stakeholders or management.
Support generation of data-capture templates and research data errors.
Work with quality-assurance professionals to meet strict quality-control standards.
Identify and resolve basic pre- and post-test data anomalies and develop workarounds for system or software limitations.
Help discipline engineers solve specific data issues as required.
Operate computer systems to troubleshoot and quality-control aircraft test data.
Develop software and operating-system procedures using applicable knowledge.
Serve as the point of contact for test-data problem reporting.
Contribute knowledge on test-data reduction processes and procedures.
Coordinate with programmers, data production analysts, and discipline engineers to support timely data operations.
Handle test data and data products, validate pre-flight data, and ingest data from various sources using scripted actions.
Log data products into and out of the data-management system and provide periodic inventories of stored media.
Use document-management tools to support engineering customers with electronic access, publishing, viewing, printing, and plotting of project files.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Read, understand, and implement applicable operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements, plans, procedures, and policies.
Travel routinely to remote company work locations and work in field environments, with occasional overnight assignments, as required.