What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Governance Expert - 100% Remote (REF1685S) position at Citizant?
Company Description
Citizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government. We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values: Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future. No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.
Job Description
Salary Range:
The expected starting pay range for this position is up to $160,000 yearly. The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location.
- Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience in data governance or data management.
- Experience leading cross-functional data governance teams and strategies to influence stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
- Experience driving data governance transformation, fostering data stewardship culture, and achieving measurable improvements in data quality and governance practices.
- Experience in advanced data governance concepts, data quality management, data stewardship, and data lineage tracking.
- Experience in implementing and managing data governance tools and technologies to support enterprise-wide data governance initiatives.
- Advanced knowledge of data profiling techniques, master data management, data cataloging, and metadata management.
- Experience configuring, using, and managing metadata management tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica).
- Experience using Azure data services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse, Azure Blob Storage).
- Experience with configuring and maintaining enterprise metadata templates (e.g., data dictionaries, business glossaries, metrics/KPI glossaries).
- Experience establishing methods to comply with data privacy regulations and industry compliance standards, such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA.
- Experience gathering requirements from stakeholders and translating requirements into technical specifications for product teams.
- Experience working in an Agile environment – working as a part of teams to iteratively develop and deliver data products.
- Experience in data governance, data management, or related roles, with a focus on leading data governance projects and initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing data governance frameworks, policies, and standards across complex data landscapes.
- Experience in data quality assessment, data remediation strategies, and data governance maturity assessments.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
- (Recommended but not required) Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification.
Clearance:
- US Citizenship
- Active Public Trust clearance or have the ability to obtain one
Additional Information
Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.
Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Salary : $160,000
