Data Governance Analyst
$105,000–$200,000 year
On-siteArlington, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Design and mature a data-governance operating model, including objectives, decision rights, and accountability standards. Conduct current-state assessments to identify gaps and convene governance councils to drive adoption across business and technical teams. Translate best practices into reusable templates, define metadata and lineage requirements, and produce enterprise data inventories. Lead cross-functional workshops to align objectives with mission outcomes, establish RACI matrices, and create issue-adjudication processes. Coach data owners on governance principles, deliver training, and maintain a knowledge hub for policies and guides. Monitor KPIs for metadata completeness and data quality, recommending corrective actions as needed.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in data governance, data management, or enterprise data strategy
- proven experience establishing/governing data-governance councils or working groups
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business, Finance, or a related field
- Federal data laws and mandates (Evidence Act, Federal Data Strategy, FAIR); data-catalog, lineage, quality, and governance technology concepts
- Excellent oral and written skills
- ability to work cross-functionally with senior leaders and technical teams
- U.S. citizen
- eligible for a Secret-level government security clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Active Secret Clearance
- Experience leading complex data-governance engagements in a consulting or client-services setting
- Prior work with U.S. federal agencies and active Secret clearance
- CDMP (Practitioner or Master) certification
- Proven track record building/transforming data governance programs
- Expertise in change-management, stakeholder engagement, and consensus-building within data-governance initiatives
- Hands-on experience selecting and implementing enterprise governance platforms (Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, Informatica, etc.) and developing reusable assets (charters, roadmaps, RACI matrices, data-quality frameworks)
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