Data Governance & Metadata Scientist

Summary

SOSi is a technology and services integrator supporting defense and government missions. The Data Governance & Metadata Scientist will develop and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem for a DoD customer, focusing on metadata governance, interoperability, data integration, and mission-driven analytics.

Responsibilities

• The contractor shall establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog
• The contractor shall develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform
• The contractor shall implement and manage data governance workflows, ensuring integration with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards
• The contractor shall submit the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report, detailing lineage tracking, classification policies, and security enhancements

Skills

• 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
• Personnel must be proficient 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 is required
• The contractor shall provide personnel with a Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field, or
• Five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration
• Demonstrated experience in: Implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments
• Tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories
• Utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management
• Enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets
• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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
• Personnel must be proficient 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 is required
• The contractor shall provide personnel with a Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field, or
• five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration
• Demonstrated experience in: Implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments
• Tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories
• Utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management
• Enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets

Nice to Haves

• Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification

Benefits

• Offsite/remote