GEOINT Standards Developer - Imagery Standards - Senior Level Security Clearance

Position: GEOINT Standards Developer - Imagery Standards - Senior Level with Security Clearance
GEOINT Standards Developer - Imagery Standards - Senior Level

Clearance Required:

TS/SCI Minimum Years'

Experience:

12 Overall Assignment

Description:

General Responsibilities:

* Responsible for providing specialized advice and assistance on complex technical projects. Is widely known in his/her field of expertise. Independently performs a variety of system analysis, design and/or engineering tasks that are broad and innovative in nature. Participates in national level steering and advisory groups, panels and committees. Advises/mentors technical personnel at all levels and reviews work for technical accuracy.

Guides the strategic growth of scientific imagery programs.
* Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on development of Still and/or Motion Imagery Standards with the objective of facilitating compliance and interoperability through integration of NSG & ASG requirements while reducing technical and schedule risk in the following functional areas:
* Still Imagery standards including, but not exclusive to:
* NITF
* NITF Extensions (MIE4

NITF, SIDD, SICD, etc.)
* NATO Imagery STANAGs (NSIF, for instance)
* Motion Imagery standards & phenomenologies including, but not exclusive to:
* Electro Optical (EO)
* Large Volume Motion Imagery (LVMI)/Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI)
* Infrared Motion Imagery Standards (IR)
* Multispectral Imaging (MSI)
* Hyper spectral imaging (HSI)
* Ensure current and future GEOINT standards will satisfy capability requirements at the program and strategic level across NGA, the NSG, and ASG.
* Develop capability-based standards profiles & reference architectures to enable search, discovery, access, and retrieval, integrated intelligence, and advanced analytics are enabled. Required Skills and Tasks:
* Active TS/SCI clearance
* Able to develop & use more complex concepts & processes
* Performs multiple tasks at specialist level
* Leads multiple Junior/Mid-level personnel
* May be recognized as a SME
* Evaluates & recommends new technology & processes based upon cost, risk, mission Work Level:
* Leadership
* Management
* Key member of team
* Oversees or monitors task(s)
* Provides issue resolution Education/Certification

Required:

* Master's degree plus 4, Bachelor's degree plus 6 year experience, Associates degree plus 8 years' experience, or a minimum of 8 years' experience, in relevant field Desired

Skills:

* Understanding of Imaging Process
* Concepts of sensors & how they work
* Concepts of sensor collection parameters
* Understanding of Imaging Workflow
* Concepts of how imagery data flows from collection platform to exploitation system to archive
* Concepts of what processing or metadata additions can occur at the various steps in workflow
* Understanding of GEOINT Standards core components
* File formats
* NITF is a byte-offset format so what are the pros/cons
* Be aware of other formats ISOBMFF, HDF5, TIFF/GEOTIFF, etc.
* Metadata models vs Metadata encoding
* Understand abstract content models & organization from purpose perspective
* Sensor info, platform info, coordinate reference systems, security info, discovery & retrieval info, etc.
* Understand various metadata encodings (e.g., NITE TRE/SDE, KLV, XML, JSON, binary, etc.) and their pros/cons
* Image formats vs Image compression
* Understand various ways to represent 2-D pixel array data, band/pixel interleaving, etc.
* Understand various image compression techniques, pros/cons of each, typically where each is used & why
* Dissemination Protocols
* Block FTP vs Streaming protocols
* Encapsulation in IP or other server/client protocols
* Clear & concise technical writing to unambiguously convey technical concepts & guidance
* Clearly define scope, define all terms in use, leverage EARS to convey requirements, use active voice, etc.
* Have ability to write technical GEOINT standards with inputs from other SMEs
* Be proactive in finding information or understanding new topics
* Ask questions, develop understanding to level that you can convey concepts to others
* Consistently demonstrate willingness to learn & follow through
* Facilitate technical discussions with community experts
* Scope topic appropriately, keep discussions on track to achieve desired outcome
* Generate & present slides to all levels of audiences regarding GEOINT standards