Astrion · 43 minutes ago
Intermediate Strategic Data Specialist
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$125K/yr - $145K/yr
4+ years expAstrion has an exciting opportunity for an Intermediate Strategic Data Specialist located at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. In this role, the Data Specialist supports strategic data initiatives at Headquarters Air Force (HAF) A2/A6 to support the Air Force Element of the Intelligence Community (IC), assisting with governance, strategic planning, and performance management.
ManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and publish a formal Data Strategy aligned with existing ISR, IC Data Strategy, and CDAO publications
Establish a Data Catalog capability to improve data discovery and access
Establish a Data Governance Council to oversee data management and governance activities
Develop an OBI policy to guide implementing and adopting OBI principles and practices
Ensure data governance activities align with Zero Trust principles and requirements
Qualification
Required
STEM related bachelor's degree (master's degree is a plus)
Bachelor's Degree and 4 to 8 years of directly related experience required
Ability to advise senior management (e.g., CIO) on cost/benefit analysis of AF IC Information Environment programs, policies, processes, and systems, and elements
Data Mgt/Governance: Comprehensive knowledge of data management principles, ontology, data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), and best practices. Experience implementing or supporting data governance programs, including defining data policies, standards, and procedures
Data Architecture: Experience working with or contributing to the design and implementation of data architectures
Cloud Computing: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data services, including storage, compute, analytics, and security offerings. Familiarity with cloud-based data warehousing, data lake solutions, and cloud migration strategies
Understanding of the IC: Knowledge of IC data standards, policies, and practices would be highly valuable
Data Integration/ELT: Familiarity with the concepts and principles of building and scaling Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) pipelines. Experience overseeing or managing projects involving data pipeline orchestration, data quality management, and performance optimization. Knowledge of common ELT tools like Apache Airflow, Informatica PowerCenter, or cloud-native data integration services is a plus
Data Science/AI & Data Standards: Understanding of how data standards impact data science and AI/ML initiatives. Experience contributing to or managing projects that apply data standards in data preparation, feature engineering, model training, and validation. Familiarity with data governance tools and processes relevant to AI/ML workflows
DB Mgt (SQL & NoSQL): Practical understanding of SQL and NoSQL database technologies, including relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j). Experience with projects involving data modeling, query optimization, and database administration. Familiarity with graph databases (e.g., Neo4j) and search/analytics platforms like the ELK stack is desirable
Preferred
Working knowledge of USAF, DoD, and IC infrastructures
Knowledge of the Intelligence Community
Experience working technical projects or innovation initiatives (e.g., technical writing, problem solving, policy analysis and development, project mgt)
Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environment and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments
Analytical Skills, ability to perform needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions
Company
Astrion
Astrion is a provider of mission support and advanced engineering services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
David Zolet
Chief Executive Officer
Dalia Khanafseh
Senior Vice President, Transformation
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