Data Governance Specialist

Business Management Associates, Inc. • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Data Governance Specialist supports the implementation and operationalization of data governance processes, policies, and standards. The role assists in developing governance artifacts, including metadata catalogs, data quality scorecards, data classification inventories, and access control documentation. It performs ongoing data quality monitoring and governance compliance reviews, coordinates data stewardship, maintains governance documentation, and supports knowledge transfer to Government staff.

The position performs data profiling, validation, cleansing, and quality monitoring across data domains within the Fabric Lakehouse environment. It develops and executes data quality test cases and reconciliation scripts, monitors data pipeline outputs against established quality thresholds, documents data quality issues, tracks their resolution, and produces quality trend reports. It also supports RBAC design and implementation aligned with Microsoft Entra ID and the DoWEA governance framework, and assists with data classification and sensitivity labeling in Microsoft Purview.

Requirements

• Must have an active Secret clearance.
• Experience with metadata management tools, data catalogs, or governance platforms.
• Familiarity with NIST or DoD data management frameworks.
• SQL proficiency.
• Experience supporting RBAC or data access control processes.
• Experience with data quality tools or frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and operationalization of data governance processes, policies, and standards.
• Assist in developing metadata catalogs, data quality scorecards, data classification inventories, and access control documentation.
• Perform ongoing data quality monitoring and governance compliance reviews.
• Coordinate data stewardship.
• Maintain governance documentation and support knowledge transfer to Government staff.
• Perform data profiling, validation, cleansing, and quality monitoring across data domains within the Fabric Lakehouse environment.
• Develop and execute data quality test cases and reconciliation scripts.
• Monitor data pipeline outputs against established quality thresholds.
• Document data quality issues, track resolution, and produce quality trend reports.
• Support RBAC design and implementation aligned with Microsoft Entra ID and the DoWEA governance framework.
• Assist with data classification and sensitivity labeling in Microsoft Purview.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed