Imagery Ingestion and Processing Specialist

at  Cognizant

IMAGERY INGESTION AND PROCESSING SPECIALIST

Role Objective:
The associate is responsible for data quality and support operations of online Geo products. The Imagery Ingestion and Processing Specialist is responsible for the assessment, pre-processing, pipeline ushering, post processing and modification of both first and third party, 2D and 3D aerial/satellite/drone imageries and derivative products (DSM/DTM, Orthophoto’s Mosaics, 3D city models, synthetic obliques and synthetic nadir).

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS:

• 1-2 years’ experience in the Geospatial industry.
• High school graduate or Bachelors or experience equivalent in GIS/ Geospatial/Remote Sensing.
• Hands on experience/working Knowledge of one or more GIS software like ArcGIS, MapInfo, QGIS, or equivalent and/or Expertise in one or more 3D Modelling packages like Sketch up, Maya, 3D Max, Blender, Photoshop, AutoCAD, Open Source image editing software - gimp.
• Experience working with one or more scripting languages (shell, python, Perl, JavaScript).
• Experience with SQL, with a focus on dashboarding.
• Experience creating and styling thematic maps.
• Exposure to Photogrammetry technology and software.
• Technological savviness for geospatial products and services.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to operate and communicate effectively with people at all levels of the business.
• Comfortable with a rapidly-changing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work independently, motivated, proactive attitude with a passion for learning and creative problem solving.

• Processing and analyzing global scale raster datasets.
• Monitor daily production and quality of data sets.
• Interpret data in order to recognize trends and potential problem areas.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups to ensure data flows through the pipeline to production.
• Plan and execute daily operations to ensure project goals are met.
• Interface with engineering teams to continually improve and automate overall operations process and technical knowledge.
• Maintain process documentation and recommend improvements by way of feature requests to engineering teams.
• Identify drivers of latency and quality issues and develop solutions to mitigate with stakeholders.
• Prioritize data sets as necessary to meet any SLA/SLO for critical regions.
• Monitor bug queues and address issues with appropriate fixes.