Database Manager (Hiring Event)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency•Springfield, VA

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About The Position

Database Managers maintain systems that facilitate the acquisition, storage, retrieval, dissemination, discoverability, and accessibility of data. They use automation tools, scripting languages, and database design principles to develop and maintain database structures, and collaborate across DoD, IC, and selected coalition partners to monitor data quality, identify issues, and implement corrective actions. At NGA, the Database Manager manages the generation, approval, and population of data within geospatial databases so that they meet customer requirements. The role involves read or write access to relevant databases and making qualitative decisions about data. The incumbent applies broad product and data knowledge, along with an understanding of system capabilities and limitations, to support extraction, analysis, and finishing of in-house, coproduction, commodity, and contract data. The Database Manager maintains Product Work Instructions for current and newly established workflows and provides subject matter expertise in data management across multiple platforms. The role requires leadership, initiative, and the ability to use varied methods and techniques to generate, approve, and populate moderately complex data. The incumbent evaluates data quality and availability, coaches or mentors others on data and system best practices, prepares and validates data for web publishing, organizes data properties and relationships, and models intersections among data categories to inform decisions and identify risks and mitigation strategies. The position also provides timely support for office production systems and data management, and works with branch, divisional, and office technical representatives to recommend improvements to production platforms and systems. NGA hires individuals for their skills within a specialty and may place them in different agency positions after the clearance process. Specific duties and conditions, including travel and supervisory responsibilities, may depend on available positions and can change. Applicants who complete the clearance process receive documentation about the specific position before making a final commitment. The announcement describes the position as permanent, with occasional travel, but notes that the eventual assignment details may vary.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
Subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination and periodic examinations to determine continued eligibility for access.
Subject to designated or random drug testing.
Demonstrated experience validating and maintaining geospatial databases while ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and currency in accordance with established standards.
Demonstrated experience recognizing potential issues and troubleshooting database errors associated with upgrades, large data ingests, and similar activities.
Demonstrated experience working with geospatial data ingestion and dissemination in cloud environments.
Demonstrated experience operating in ambiguous situations that require effective decision-making.
Meet one of the education or experience alternatives: a bachelor's degree in a listed relevant field; at least 24 semester hours of relevant coursework plus related experience totaling four years; or at least four years of data-management or related experience demonstrating ability to perform the duties.
IT-related experience demonstrating Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving.
Submit an annual Security Financial Disclosure Report (SF-714) if employed with SCI access and under NGA cognizance.
Meet NGA fitness-for-employment standards and complete a trial period during which continued employment and fitness are evaluated.
Use direct deposit.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience communicating difficult-to-understand concepts or ideas to stakeholders at various levels.
Demonstrated experience exploring and employing different ideas or solutions to longstanding problem sets.
Demonstrated experience building collaborative relationships within an office, across directorates, and agency-wide.
Experience supporting integration of super intelligence (SI) tools into operational workflows or systems.

Responsibilities

Manage the generation, approval, and population of data within NGA geospatial databases to meet customer requirements.
Maintain Product Work Instructions for existing and newly established workflows.
Apply data-management expertise across multiple platforms to support customer requirements.
Generate, approve, and populate moderately complex data using appropriate methods and techniques.
Evaluate data quality and determine data availability.
Coach or mentor others on best practices for data and supporting systems.
Prepare and validate data for web publishing.
Organize data properties and relationships according to a system of categories.
Create models or simulations of intersections among data categories to inform data decisions and identify potential risks and mitigation strategies.
Provide timely support for office production systems and data management.
Work with branch, divisional, and office technical representatives to recommend ways to improve production-platform efficiency, accuracy, and development.
Support extraction, analysis, and finishing of in-house, coproduction, commodity, and contract data.