Data Cataloging Engineer
About The Position
Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise metadata catalogs to ensure datasets are fully documented, traceable, and discoverable for mission stakeholders. Implement data governance and cataloging standards aligned with Advana’s architecture. Operate within Databricks-based environments to capture, structure, and manage metadata for diverse data assets. Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog completeness, quality, and alignment with government data governance practices. Support ingestion workflows by tagging, classifying, and documenting datasets as they enter the ecosystem. Monitor metadata accuracy, resolve catalog inconsistencies, and update documentation as datasets evolve. Provide support for auditability, data lineage, schema versioning, and compliance-related metadata requirements. Work on-site at government facilities in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia, or remotely depending on project needs.
Requirements
- Active Secret clearance.
- Experience supporting or working within federal government data environments.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, metadata management, and data ingestion workflows.
- Understanding of enterprise data governance practices including lineage, cataloging, quality, and stewardship.
- Ability to document datasets, schemas, transformations, and lineage in a structured, repeatable manner.
- Strong collaboration skills to work with both technical and mission stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working within Advana or similar large-scale government analytics platforms.
- Familiarity with Apache Spark, Unity Catalog, or other metadata-centric technologies in Databricks.
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA or DoD data management policies.
- Experience supporting federal data engineering or data governance workstreams tied to RFP submissions.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise metadata catalogs to ensure datasets are fully documented, traceable, and discoverable for mission stakeholders.
- Implement data governance and cataloging standards aligned with Advana’s architecture.
- Operate within Databricks-based environments to capture, structure, and manage metadata for diverse data assets.
- Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog completeness, quality, and alignment with government data governance practices.
- Support ingestion workflows by tagging, classifying, and documenting datasets as they enter the ecosystem.
- Monitor metadata accuracy, resolve catalog inconsistencies, and update documentation as datasets evolve.
- Provide support for auditability, data lineage, schema versioning, and compliance-related metadata requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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