GEOINT Imagery Standards Developer - Sr. 2051
Company: COMPASS
Location: Springfield
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Position: GEOINT Imagery Standards Developer Sr-Level 2051
Location: Springfield, VA Clearance: TS/SCI Compass is looking for
a motivated individual to provide operational services to the
Intelligence Community. Our goal is to hire talented and passionate
team members who desire to grow their skillsets, as well as the
reputation of the company with our partners, clients, and
stakeholders. We are looking for an individual to join an
innovative team supporting mission critical/mission essential
activities. Professional IT certification training opportunities
and assistance are available through Compass. 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: National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) NITF
Extensions (MIE4NITF, SIDD, SICD, etc.) NATO Imagery STANAGs (NSIF,
for instance) Motion Imagery standards and 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. 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., NITF
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 Required Skills and Tasks: Active TS/SCI clearance
Able to develop & use 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 years’ experience, Bachelor’s degree plus 6
years’ experience, Associate’s degree plus 8 years’ experience, or
a minimum of 8 years’ experience in a relevant field. Compass, Inc.
(Compass) is a Small Business (SB) headquartered in Winchester, VA
as a Defense and Intelligence solutions provider to the United
States Government. We provide Systems Engineering and Technical
Assistance (SETA), Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), and
Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to our government
and business partner customers. As a premier Defense and
Intelligence solution provider, we employee a diverse, agile,
highly trained and extremely talented staff. Equal Opportunity
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin. Veterans/Disabled
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