Data Governance Manager

SAIC • Alexandria, VA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Data Operations Manager to serve as the senior technical authority and department leader for data pipeline operations and governance supporting the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS). In this strategic role, you will lead the Data Operations Team, establish operational objectives, manage the full data lifecycle, and ensure data quality and compliance across the organization. You will interact frequently with senior-level customer representatives and business leaders to define data requirements and governance policies, minimizing risk while maximizing data utility. This position is fully on-site in Alexandria, VA.

Requirements

• Senior technical authority and department leader for data pipeline operations and governance.
• Lead the Data Operations Team.
• Establish operational objectives.
• Manage the full data lifecycle.
• Ensure data quality and compliance.
• Interact frequently with senior-level customer representatives and business leaders to define data requirements and governance policies.
• Manage data feeds and requirements from Authoritative Data Sources (ADS).
• Oversee strategic ingestion and transformation pipelines utilizing Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SSIS packages.
• Enforce data governance standards, quality assurance, metadata cataloging, and data lineage validation.
• Oversee the evaluation and measurement of data quality and freshness.
• Ensure robust root-cause analysis processes are in place.
• Guide the strategic architecture, development, and continuous optimization of data feeds.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Foster a collaborative environment.
• Effectively bridge the gap between technical execution teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Establish operational objectives, policies, and work plans, while leading, mentoring, and delegating assignments to a specialized Data Operations Team.
• Act as the primary liaison for senior-level customers and leadership, interacting frequently to collect data requirements, prioritize change management, and lead executive and technical briefings.
• Manage data feeds and requirements from Authoritative Data Sources (ADS), overseeing strategic ingestion and transformation pipelines utilizing Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SSIS packages.
• Enforce data governance standards, quality assurance, metadata cataloging, and data lineage validation to minimize risk and ensure organizational compliance.
• Oversee the evaluation and measurement of data quality and freshness, ensuring robust root-cause analysis processes are in place so that all ingested data is acceptable to Data Consumers.
• Guide the strategic architecture, development, and continuous optimization of data feeds to improve delivery efficiency, system performance, and pipeline scalability as data is ingested into DRRS.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to foster a collaborative environment, effectively bridging the gap between technical execution teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed