Data Governance, Metadata Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Iraq.

📋 Description

• Develop and uphold frameworks for metadata governance.

• Ensure adherence to DoD data management guidelines and facilitate interoperability with the Data Catalog.

• Create automated processes for metadata tagging.

• Enhance data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform.

• Execute and oversee data governance workflows.

• Integrate standards from OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata.

• Prepare the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report.

• Elaborate on lineage tracking, classification policies, and security improvements in the compliance report.

• Support a scalable, federated data ecosystem for a DoD client.

• Facilitate interoperability, real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and analytical capabilities tailored to missions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related discipline, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration.

• Knowledge and ability to develop, implement, and sustain data governance frameworks.

• Expertise in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices.

• Proficiency in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies.

• Experience in implementing metadata governance frameworks for both structured and unstructured data in cloud environments.

• Experience in tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories.

• Familiarity with OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for managing metadata and data lineage.

• Experience in enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets.

• Preferred certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification.

• No security clearance is needed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Flexible offsite working arrangements.

• Consideration for all applicants without discrimination for any reason.