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To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

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This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.

Our team has an immediate need for an experienced Data Hunter/Librarian to join our team at a customer-site in Mclean, VA to support the collection and management of structured data sets available to the customer. This includes data discovery, clean up, ingestion, handling updates and cataloging using current metadata standards.

Responsibilities:

• Search for data and supporting documentation that can be utilized in the customer’s various applications.
• Flush out metadata information to keep catalog system to ensure entries are accurate and up to date.
• Perform duties associated with data cataloging.
• Build partnerships across the customer’s organization to determine which datasets should be collected, stored and made available.
• Serve as a Data Transfer Officer moving data from the open internet to customer systems.
• Perform any needed data clean up, and reformatting of datasets for inclusion in customer’s applications.
• Monitor storage space allocations to inform customer when available space has reached specific thresholds.
• Monitor the effectiveness of AI queries to data holdings to determine if such queries are accurate and valid.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active/current TS/SCI with required polygraph
• Willingness to work onsite full time
• US citizenship required
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a relevant field
• Strong experience working with structured datasets
• Experience with metadata cataloging systems
• Strong writing and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous All-Source analyst experience
• Experience or familiarity with general library science cataloging theory, principles and practices
• Experience with data conversion using various tools and applications
• Experience with relational database design and SQL query workflows
• Experience with Intelligence Community regulations for data collection and retention including the 1974 Privacy act and Congressionally mandated U.S. persons information regulations.

Pay Transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings.  The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

 

● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $118,000.00 - $196,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

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

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

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