About this opportunity
**This position is contingent upon contract award** SOSi is seeking a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities. Essential Job Duties: • The contractor shall establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog. • The contractor shall develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform. • The contractor shall implement and manage data governance workflows, ensuring integration with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards. • The contractor shall submit the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report, detailing lineage tracking, classification policies, and security enhancements. Minimum Requirements • 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. • Personnel must be proficient in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices. • Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies is required. • The contractor shall provide personnel with a 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. • Demonstrated experience in: Implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments. • Tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories. • Utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management. • Enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets Preferred Qualifications • Desirable but not required certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification. Work Environment • Offsite/remote. Working at SOSi All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason. Employment type: Full-time.
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