Data Governance & Metadata Scientist - WO-006
$76,036–$157,920 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog. Develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform. Implement and manage data governance workflows integrating with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards. Submit the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report detailing lineage tracking, classification policies, and security enhancements. Track data lineage and ensure metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories. Utilize OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management. Enforce compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets. This contingent role supports mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer by bridging operational gaps between national security partners.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field
- five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration
- Knowledge and capability to develop, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks, ensuring metadata consistency, lineage tracking, and interoperability between Data Lake, ESRI Kubernetes environments, and external data sources
- Proficiency in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices
- Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies
- Demonstrated experience in implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments
- Demonstrated experience in tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories
- Demonstrated experience in utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management
- Demonstrated experience in enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets
Desired Qualifications
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
- DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP)
- ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification
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