Data Governance Specialist

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Functional Experts

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Data Governance, Deliverables Management, Facilitation, Functional Requirements

Certifications:

None

Experience:

6 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology Inc (GDIT) is seeking someone qualified for the Data Governance Specialist role to support and continue to grow the HRSA/NPDB account. As part of this team, we are providing leading data analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) services for our federal clients to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes. This role needs working collaboratively with a high-performance team, and help establish and implement data governance policies, and framework.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate, and moderate data governance requirements gathering sessions
• Elicit and collect high level requirements.
• Develop data governance policies and a framework
• Assisting in modernizing data analytics by establishing data governance rules

Required Skills:

• Minimum 6 years of related experience and at least 2 years of experience in Data Governance.
• Demonstrated ability to moderate discussions enabling participants to articulate ideas on topics; recognize and manage various viewpoints; and gain consensus among various stakeholder groups.
• Experience defining data governance strategies, policies, and procedures as well as data sharing agreements.
• Experience leading and advising on best practices for data governance, data security and compliance.
• Experience developing data governance frameworks and guidelines.
• Experience working closely with data stewards, and consumers to improve data discovery, data quality, data definitions, and data lineage.
• Experience Selecting data governance tools and technologies for the data governance initiatives.
• Experience Developing use cases, managing requirements traceability, and a working knowledge of requirements management repository tools.

Desired Skills:

• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to communicate abstract technical concepts to a varied audience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to effectively convey information, concerns and capabilities to all levels of management in a clear and concise manner.
• Responsive, adaptive to complex changing environment.
• Resolve issues with little oversight; ability to gather and analyze information skillfully and develop alternative solutions.
• Prioritize and work on multiple projects at the same time, including the ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple initiatives/deadlines with minimal supervision and shift priorities as necessary.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

The likely salary range for this position is $97,750 - $132,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid l