Senior Imagery Analyst (Data Annotation)

Responsibilities

• Provide quality assurance reviews of annotated geospatial imagery
• Train and mentor junior annotators on best practices
• Identify systemic annotation issues and drive corrective actions
• Validate annotation accuracy across multiple formats (bounding boxes, segmentation, center points)
• Collaborate with peers, quality lead, program managers, and other critical partners to align data output with downstream model needs
• Recommend and implement improvements to annotation tools and processes
• Write and maintain annotation guidelines and quality control documentation

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance
• 7+ years of experience with EO, SAR, COMINT, and/or commercial imagery analysis and geospatial data annotation
• Proficiency in geospatial software tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS)
• Experience using Remote View, SOCET GXP, and/or Fade/Mist
• Demonstrated leadership in data validation or quality assurance processes
• Experience with object classification, visual QA, and annotation feedback cycles

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience with EO, SAR, COMINT, and/or commercial imagery analysis and geospatial data annotation
• Proficiency in geospatial software tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS)
• Experience using Remote View, SOCET GXP, and/or Fade/Mist
• Demonstrated leadership in data validation or quality assurance processes
• Experience with object classification, visual QA, and annotation feedback cycles

Skills

• Experience supporting government or defense missions
• Familiarity with automated quality metrics or annotation pipelines
• Basic scripting or automation (e.g., Python, Jupyter)
• Prior experience writing SOPs or developing team workflows

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life.

You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers