Data Governance Specialist

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Data Science and Data Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Data Governance and Policy Specialist

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers’ most complex challenges. As a Data Governance and Policy Specialist at GDIT, you’ll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Data Governance and Policy Specialist, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors data governance policies, procedures, and standards across enterprise data platforms.
• Support and govern data assets across Maven Smart Systems (MSS), Vantage, Palantir Foundry, and other environments such as Microsoft 365.
• Collaborate with technical teams and operational stakeholders to establish data quality metrics, monitor error rates, and oversee data catalogs and lineage tracking.
• Research and ensure adherence to relevant data privacy, regulatory standards, and compliance frameworks.
• Coordinate with operational stakeholders to define data ownership, establish stewardship cadences, and drive accountability across user workflows.
• Facilitate data change management procedures and ensure metadata consistency across integrated workflows.
• Generate governance documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and user guidance for operational teams.
  

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Required Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with Foundry workflows, data catalogs, or metadata management tools (experience with similar enterprise data platforms is acceptable)
• Experience designing and documenting data governance policies, data classification schemes, and data lifecycle management practices.
• General understanding of data architecture, relational data models, and data pipelines.
• Experience establishing data quality metrics, monitoring error rates, and tracking data lineage.
• Ability to quickly learn proprietary systems such as Maven Smart Systems (MSS) , Vantage, and other Enterprise-level tools such as Microsoft 365.
• Experience in process mapping, workflow analysis, and business rule documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to lead cross-functional consensus and define data stewardship and ownership roles across operational teams.

The Data Governance and Policy Specialist must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, or related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, metadata management, data quality, or related enterprise data environments
• Must meet DoD 8570 Level II requirements: CompTIA Security+ CE (minimum)
• Active DoD Secret clearance required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

International

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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