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Because this role involves a combination of independent and collaborative work, this position can be conducted 100 Remotely. To be considered for this opportunity, the selected individual must be local to the Eastern Iowa area due to the occasional need for classified work to be performed. Relocation assistance is not available for this opportunity.

Data Managers assist and support the Project team in planning, preparing, organizing, controlling, and submitting contractually required data, as well as manage the release and control of a wide variety of program related documentation. The work is guided by Data Management policies and procedures. This fast-paced role is vital to the performance of a program throughout its lifecycle. This position entails:

• Exercising discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties.

• Communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

• Strong understanding of Microsoft Office products (Word, Power Point, Excel).

• Exhibiting sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, customers and suppliers.

• Utilizing computer skills to prepare appropriate reports and documents.

• Making decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

• Analyzing, evaluating, developing and implementing processes and systems within budget and adhere to schedules/deadlines.

Essential Functions of a Data Manager are:

• Follows systems necessary to ensure that assigned, required data is compiled, prepared, reviewed, approved, published and submitted to or received from the customer in quality form, on time, and within budget.

• Contributes to a configuration/data management plan, when required, to define and provide an integrated system for the analysis, planning, monitoring, storage and retrieval, status reporting, receipt and submission of data required on a program.

• Implements processes and procedures necessary for the generation of the data items and monitors adherence and quality to the CDRLs and DIDs.

• Ensures the establishment, maintenance and project level control of master files for all data in accordance with a Configuration/Data Management Plan.

• Reviews all deliverable data for conformance to customer requirements and coordinates this effort with the preparing function.

• Analyzes requirements of contractual data to establish and/or provide direction to preparing groups.

• Establishes program milestone targets for each data element and develops methods/procedures of reporting progress against these milestones.

• Maintains knowledge of Data Item Descriptions (DID), applicable MIL-STD and Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs).

• Prepares reports/briefings for program management as required in fulfilling the role established for data management on the program.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

• Process, track and manage engineering releases and changes of documentation and software according to project schedules, including the resolution of resource issues relative to the processing of document change orders.

• Work with stakeholders to ensure timely review and validation of releases.

• Responsible for distributing software media to internal and external customers.

• Work with external customers to ensure that data is accurately and securely delivered

• Maintains strict configuration control of engineering artifacts within enterprise control.

• Bachelors degree + 2 years equivalent experience

• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance

• Strong communication and organization skills

• Strong Microsoft Office Skills

• 2+ years related work experience

• Knowledge of Product Life Management systems

• Strong communication skills and experience working with colleagues in various types of roles and departments

• Active Secret clearance