Data Management Specialist (Journeyman)

Responsibilities

• Effectively and efficiently operate and communicate across multi-level security environments.
• Cookordinate and execute the integration of data from multiple program and project offices, ensuring consistency and completeness across sources.
• Manage, maintain, and optimize relational and/or non-relational databases to ensure data availability, reliability, and performance.
• Implement and monitor data quality checks, validation routines, and cleansing processes to maintain high data integrity.
• Develop and maintain metadata repositories, data dictionaries, and documentation to support data transparency and usability.
• Ensure all data management activities comply with DoD/NAVAIR security, privacy, and regulatory requirements, including access controls and audit trails.
• Design, implement, and manage Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes to efficiently move and transform data between systems and environments.
• Support the establishment and enforcement of data governance policies, standards, and best practices across the project.
• Document data management processes, workflows, standards, and procedures for reference and training purposes.
• Work closely with data scientists, engineers and other stakeholders to ensure data is organized, accessible, and fit for analysis.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve data-related issues, ensuring minimal disruption to project workflows and analytics.

Qualifications

• Accredited BA or BS degree relevant to data management or information technology.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in defense, aerospace, or government programmatic/technical settings.
• U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Direct experience managing data in defense, aerospace, or government programmatic/technical settings.
• Proficient in the MS Office 365 suite, especially SharePoint.
• Understanding of data governance principles, including data quality, integrity, and stewardship.
• Proficiency in data integration, Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes, and data migration between systems.
• Familiarity with data security, privacy, and compliance requirements, especially in DoD or government environments.
• Ability to create and maintain metadata repositories and data dictionaries.
• Proficiency in documenting data management processes, standards, and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills for working with data scientists, engineers, logisticians, and multi-disciplinary teams.