Data Governance Analyst III

ApplyLogic is a fast-paced Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small-Business, headquartered in Vienna, VA. Our people are our greatest asset, and our company culture is grounded on that belief. We offer challenging and interesting work in a friendly and supportive environment. Through prime and subcontracts, we deliver best-in-class expertise to solve complex technical problems. 
 

We're looking for a talented Data Governance Analyst III to join our team supporting a complex Federal Government customer in Northern Virginia (Alexandria/Falls Church area). This individual will independently support and implement enterprise data governance and information management initiatives. You will work across technical and business teams to establish consistent data definitions, improve data quality, manage metadata, and document how data moves through enterprise systems.

Work Location:

• Onsite – Northern Virginia (Alexandria/Falls Church area)

Clearance:
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain Government security clearance.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Independently develop and implement data governance processes, standards, and procedures.
• Manage and maintain enterprise data dictionaries, metadata repositories, data catalogs, and related information management resources.
• Develop and maintain documentation of data lineage, data flows, business rules, and data relationships.
• Develop and implement data quality processes to identify, measure, document, and resolve data quality issues.
• Work with data owners and stewards to establish and maintain data definitions, ownership, stewardship, and governance requirements.
• Analyze data governance issues and recommend solutions to improve data quality, consistency, usability, and accessibility.
• Support the development and implementation of enterprise data governance frameworks.
• Establish and maintain metadata standards and processes.
• Facilitate collaboration among technical teams, data owners, data stewards, analysts, and business stakeholders.
• Develop governance documentation, procedures, standards, and guidance.
• Monitor compliance with established data governance and information management practices.
• Support data governance working groups and provide subject matter expertise on assigned initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve enterprise data management practices and processes.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 4+ years of progressively responsible experience in data governance, data management, information management, data quality, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining data dictionaries, metadata, data catalogs, and data lineage.
• Experience developing or implementing data governance processes, standards, and procedures.
• Experience with data quality assessment, monitoring, and remediation.
• Experience working with data owners, data stewards, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, including metadata, data lineage, data stewardship, data quality, and data classification.
• Ability to analyze complex data management issues and develop practical solutions.
• Strong documentation, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deliverables.

• Experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks.
• Experience with Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar data governance/catalog platforms.
• Experience developing enterprise metadata standards and data classification schemes.
• Experience with data quality tools and automated data quality monitoring.
• Experience with SQL and relational database technologies.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture and data modeling.
• Experience with master data management (MDM).
• Experience with business intelligence and analytics environments.
• Experience developing data governance metrics, KPIs, and reporting.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise or highly regulated environments.
• Experience supporting U.S. government or federal contracting programs.
• Active or previously held U.S. government security clearance.
• Relevant certifications in data management or governanc