Data Steward - Senior

What You’ll Be Owning:

In this role, you will support mission-critical intelligence operations by managing, structuring, and optimizing geospatial and enterprise data to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and usability across analytic environments. You will apply your expertise in GIS, data schemas, and georeferencing to organize and maintain spatial data, ensuring alignment with established metadata and extraction standards. Leveraging relational database management systems, you will design, normalize, and optimize data architectures to enhance performance and scalability, while supporting enterprise geodatabases such as Spatial Database Engines (SDEs). You will utilize tools including the ArcGIS Suite, ArcGIS for Server, SQL, Oracle, Excel, and Access to store, manage, and maintain high-quality datasets that enable downstream analysis. Additionally, you will collaborate with analysts and technical teams to improve data workflows, enforce data governance best practices, and ensure that data is structured to effectively support GEOINT and multi-INT mission requirements.

What You Must Have:

• Education/Experience:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Data Management, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Cartography, Geospatial Sciences, Physical Sciences, or bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics.

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• • Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in Education above. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics, plus experience that involves management of data within databases, or in a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years.

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• Active TS/SCI clearance is required, with the ability to obtain a poly
• Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience that involves management of databases or in a related field that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.
• Demonstrated understanding of GIS, data schemas, and the geo-referencing of information.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications.
• Knowledge of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) architectures, best practices for data normalization, and performance tuning/optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of enterprise geodatabases, such as Spatial Database Engines (SDEs).
• Knowledge of tools such as the ArcGIS Suite, ArcGIS for Server, Excel, Access, SQL, and Oracle for the storage, organization, and maintenance of spatial data.

What Would be Nice to Have: 

• Knowledge of scripting languages, such as R or Python.
• Demonstrated understanding of cartographic principles.
• Understanding of ArcGIS Online and Portal for managing data.
• Knowledge of Tableau.
• Certifications:
  • GEOINT Professional Certification - Fundamentals (F)
  • GEOINT Professional Certification – Geospatial Data Management (GDM)

Why Choose GRVTY

The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.

We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.

At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

•    Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision  

•    Health Savings Account with company contribution  

•    Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays  

•    Paid Parental Leave   

•    401k with generous company match  

•    Training and Development Opportunities  

•    Award Programs  

•    Variety of Company Sponsored Events

EEO Statement

GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email recruiting@grvty.com or call 703-544-7930 with requested details.  A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days. 

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