Knowledge Manager

$101,400 - $183,300/Yr

Leidos - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Knowledge Manager to support a U.S. federal government intelligence agency. This role is pivotal in aligning processes and technology to facilitate information sharing, ultimately enhancing the production of high-quality Defense finished intelligence. The Knowledge Manager will be responsible for employing centralized and peripheral databases, content management, and records management systems to shape government workflows and processes. This position requires a keen attention to detail and professionalism, as the successful candidate will be motivated to support the warfighter in a dynamic and evolving security landscape. In this role, the Knowledge Manager will track performance and usage metrics, as well as future requirements for existing capabilities related to data search, discovery, storage, and retrieval. The position also involves enabling information sharing among analysts and organizations by analyzing and shaping workflows and processes. Ensuring the proper security protocols are in place to protect classified, proprietary, and personally identifiable information is a critical aspect of this role. Additionally, the Knowledge Manager will provide analytics, dashboarding, and reporting on performance and usage metrics to inform decision-making and improve operational efficiency. This position is contingent upon contract award and requires an active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of eight years of relevant experience in database management, with a portion of that experience occurring within the last two years. The role demands a strong understanding of database management best practices, including backup, restoration, and maintenance, as well as the ability to monitor database efficiency and enforce approved controls and standards. The Knowledge Manager will also need to demonstrate proficiency in communicating complex issues clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, while being able to recognize and resolve inconsistencies in information.

Responsibilities

• Employ centralized and peripheral databases, content management, and records management systems to shape government workflows and processes.
• Track performance, usage metrics, and future requirements for existing capabilities related to data search, discovery, storage, and retrieval.
• Enable information sharing among analysts and organizations by analyzing and shaping workflows and processes.
• Ensure proper security protocols are used to protect classified, proprietary, and personally identifiable information.
• Provide analytics, dashboarding, and reporting on performance and usage metrics.

Requirements

• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Minimum eight years of experience relevant to database management, with at least a portion of the experience within the last two years.
• Experience using database backup, restoration, creation, and cloning best practices.
• Experience in upgrading and performing maintenance on databases.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor database efficiency and enforce approved controls/standards.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare reports for management.
• Experience manipulating data to organize data sets into retrievable categories.
• Knowledge of database design, application, and disaster recovery.
• Demonstrated ability to develop emergency data access plans and test them to ensure they are reliable and efficient.
• Understanding different database languages, data manipulation, data control, data definition and transaction control languages.
• Demonstrated ability to work semi-independently, with minimal oversight and direction.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrated ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information.
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft 365.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with different database languages, data manipulation, data control, data definition and transaction control languages.
• Experience in all-source intelligence analysis, collection management, or intelligence operations.
• In-depth knowledge and demonstrable experience with the intelligence production cycle, executive intelligence production, and data science and related technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in an area related to database management from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.