Data Governance & Metadata Scientists

Prescient Edge • Doral, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Prescient Edge is seeking a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to support a Federal Government client. This role is contingent upon contract award. The Data Governance & Metadata Scientists will specialize in data lineage and metadata governance, ensuring metadata consistency and synchronization between Databricks, Kubernetes, and research dashboards, while tracking data lineage and provenance. They will support ontology-driven decision support systems, mapping structured and unstructured datasets to enhance data interoperability. Responsibilities include developing automated metadata validation and quality control mechanisms to ensure research datasets comply with DoD governance frameworks. Utilization of Azure-native indexing services, such as Cognitive Search, for federated metadata and research product discovery pipelines is expected. The role also involves submitting a Data Governance & Metadata Validation Report detailing data lineage improvements, governance effectiveness, and compliance findings. Additionally, the scientists will be responsible for API-based ingestion, data acquisition from storage containers, and ETL processing in a Data Catalog, ensuring metadata accuracy and lineage tracking. They will establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog. Development of automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform is required. Implementation and management of data governance workflows, ensuring integration with Open Lineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards, are also key aspects of this role. Proposed personnel must possess the 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. Proficiency in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/Open Lineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices is essential. Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies is required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments.
• Demonstrated experience in tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Open Lineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management.
• Demonstrated experience enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets.
• 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.
• Proficiency in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/Open Lineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices.
• Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies.
• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
• DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP)
• ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification

Responsibilities

• Ensure metadata consistency and synchronization between Databricks, Kubernetes, and research dashboards.
• Track data lineage and provenance.
• Support ontology-driven decision support systems, mapping structured and unstructured datasets to enhance data interoperability.
• Develop automated metadata validation and quality control mechanisms.
• Ensure research datasets maintain compliance with DoD governance frameworks.
• Utilize Azure-native indexing services, such as Cognitive Search, to implement federated metadata and research product discovery pipelines.
• Submit the Data Governance & Metadata Validation Report, detailing data lineage improvements, governance effectiveness, and compliance findings.
• Perform API-based ingestion, data acquisition from storage containers, and ETL processing in a Data Catalog.
• Ensure metadata accuracy and lineage tracking.
• Establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog.
• Develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform.
• Implement and manage data governance workflows, ensuring integration with Open Lineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior