Data Governance Specialist

Job Description

*** This position is contingent upon contract award ***

SOSi is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities.

Essential Job Duties:

• The contractor shall oversee metadata management, data lineage tracking, and regulatory compliance for all datasets stored within the Data Lake environment.
• The contractor shall integrate Unity Catalog and Open Lineage methodologies to enhance discoverability, classification, and security of mission-critical datasets.
• The contractor shall implement role-based access control (RBAC) measures, ensuring that authorized personnel access data per DoD and NIST 800-53 compliance guidelines.
• The contractor shall submit the Data Governance & Compliance Report, providing an assessment of data lineage, regulatory adherence, and metadata completeness.

Qualifications

• Active in scope TS/SCI. 
• Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance.
• Possess the knowledge and capability to establish, enforce, and maintain data governance policies and frameworks across cloud-based and on-premises environments.
• Proficient in metadata management, data lineage tracking, data cataloging, and regulatory compliance standards such as DoD IL-4/IL-5, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-53 Rev.
• Experience with data classification models, access controls, and policy-based data lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing data governance frameworks, implementing metadata and data cataloging solutions, and ensuring compliance with DoD and IC data security policies.
• Experience with tools such as Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, AWS Glue, or Azure Purview.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate.

Additional Information

Working Conditions

• Normal office conditions.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.