Data Governance Specialist, Senior

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA;
  Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA;
  Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:
  • Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (example:
    Enterprise Architect (Advanced) Playlist); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: CISSO, CISSP‑ISSAP, CISSP‑ISSEP, GCIA, GCLD, GCSA, GICSP).
• Required experience and skills:
  • Data governance, enterprise data architecture, or related experience with at least 3 years in senior governance or technical authority roles.
  • Proven expertise in metadata management, data quality frameworks, master data management, data lineage, and governance tooling.
  • Strong knowledge of RMF/ATO impacts on data, privacy/data protection requirements, DoDAF/architecture alignment, and audit/evidence practices.
  • Ability to produce decision‑grade governance artifacts, roadmaps, ROMs/COAs, and executive briefings; strong stakeholder facilitation skills.
  • Experience integrating governance with analytics, SOC/CIRT, and operational workflows for evidentiary and compliance support.
• Desired:
  • Expert certifications (preferred): CASP+, AWS Professional, or equivalent cloud/data professional credentials.
  • Prior DoD/ARNG enterprise data governance or architecture experience and familiarity with Army data domains (Force Management, PPBE, GFM DI).
  • Experience implementing automation for metadata harvesting, data quality testing, and governance workflow orchestration.

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We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Data Governance Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

• Establish and govern enterprise data governance frameworks for data quality, metadata management, stewardship, classification, and lifecycle oversight aligned with Army policy, RMF, and privacy requirements.
• Review and adjudicate data definitions, lineage models, schema standards, and reference data to ensure consistency, traceability, and interoperability across domains.
• Advise senior leadership on data integrity risk, compliance posture, governance maturity, and translate metrics/insights into actionable recommendations.
• Coordinate cross‑functional resolution of systemic data quality issues with data stewards, system owners, architects, and analytics teams to align business rules and standards.
• Oversee governance workflows, reporting structures, evidence management, and audit readiness for RMF/privacy/compliance activities.
• Drive selection, deployment, and improvement of governance tools, catalogs, dashboards, and automation to strengthen data reliability, availability, and decision support.
• Produce governance artifacts: policies, standards, operating procedures, data roadmaps, and executive briefings to support portfolio decisions.
• Mentor governance staff, define stewardship roles, and institutionalize metrics/KPIs for continuous improvement.

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