Data Governance Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Execute and uphold Government-sanctioned data governance policies, standards, and procedures across the Summit Data Platform.

• Oversee and sustain the Enterprise Data Catalog, encompassing metadata, business definitions, ownership details, and lineage documentation.

• Set up and manage data access policies utilizing Immuta or similar governance technologies.

• Enforce approved data access limitations and dynamic query-time enforcement to safeguard sensitive information.

• Create and uphold data classifications, business glossaries, taxonomies, and metadata standards in collaboration with VA data owners, stewards, and technical teams.

• Work alongside data engineers and data quality specialists to ensure datasets comply with governance and publication standards prior to release.

• Maintain governance documentation, which includes lineage records, access policies, stewardship assignments, and evidence of dataset approvals.

• Assist with the Data Quality Rule Library, ensuring that quality standards are documented and traceable to governed datasets.

• Supervise governance compliance, pinpoint gaps, and coordinate remediation efforts.

• Prepare the quarterly Data Governance Report.

• Document and monitor data use agreements, MOUs, and ISAs.

• Assist with governance reviews, audits, and inquiries from stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

• A minimum of five years of professional experience in data governance, data management, metadata management, or a related field.

• Proven experience in implementing enterprise data governance policies, standards, and operational processes.

• Experience with enterprise data cataloging, metadata management, business glossaries, and documentation of data lineage.

• Understanding of data stewardship practices, data ownership responsibilities, and standards for data classification.

• Experience in supporting role-based and attribute-based data access controls, as well as requirements for protecting sensitive data.

• Familiarity with enterprise data quality management, governance controls, and the processes for dataset publication.

• Experience collaborating with data engineering, data quality, security, and business stakeholders to implement governance requirements.

• Proficient in preparing governance documentation, compliance reports, and supporting materials for reviews or audits.

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder coordination abilities.

• Capable of meeting VA personnel vetting, background investigation, and system access criteria.

• Willingness to travel for 1-2 domestic business trips annually.

• A landline or cellphone number supported by a physical SIM is required for phone interviews; VOIP contact numbers are not accepted.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans.

• Optional FSA.

• Paid parental leave.

• Safe Harbor 401(k) with employer contributions fully vested from day one.

• Paid time off along with 11 paid holidays.

• Complimentary group term life/AD&D plan, with optional supplemental coverage.

• Pet insurance.

• Monthly stipend for phone and internet expenses.

• Reimbursement for tuition and training.

• Coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) matching.

• Supportive work/life balance.