Data Governance Specialist, Senior

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Data Governance Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

Establish and govern enterprise data governance frameworks for data quality, metadata management, stewardship, classification, and lifecycle oversight aligned with Army policy, RMF, and privacy requirements.
• Review and adjudicate data definitions, lineage models, schema standards, and reference data to ensure consistency, traceability, and interoperability across domains.
• Advise senior leadership on data integrity risk, compliance posture, governance maturity, and translate metrics/insights into actionable recommendations.
• Coordinate crossfunctional resolution of systemic data quality issues with data stewards, system owners, architects, and analytics teams to align business rules and standards.
• Oversee governance workflows, reporting structures, evidence management, and audit readiness for RMF/privacy/compliance activities.
• Drive selection, deployment, and improvement of governance tools, catalogs, dashboards, and automation to strengthen data reliability, availability, and decision support.
• Produce governance artifacts: policies, standards, operating procedures, data roadmaps, and executive briefings to support portfolio decisions.
• Mentor governance staff, define stewardship roles, and institutionalize metrics/KPIs for continuous improvement.

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Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (example: Enterprise Architect (Advanced) Playlist); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: CISSO, CISSPISSAP, CISSPISSEP, GCIA, GCLD, GCSA, GICSP).

• Required experience and skills:

  • Data governance, enterprise data architecture, or related experience with at least 3 years in senior governance or technical authority roles.
  • Proven expertise in metadata management, data quality frameworks, master data management, data lineage, and governance tooling.
  • Strong knowledge of RMF/ATO impacts on data, privacy/data protection requirements, DoDAF/architecture alignment, and audit/evidence practices.
  • Ability to produce decisiongrade governance artifacts, roadmaps, ROMs/COAs, and executive briefings; strong stakeholder facilitation skills.
  • Experience integrating governance with analytics, SOC/CIRT, and operational workflows for evidentiary and compliance support.

• Desired:

  • Expert certifications (preferred): CASP+, AWS Professional, or equivalent cloud/data professional credentials.
  • Prior DoD/ARNG enterprise data governance or architecture experience and familiarity with Army data domains (Force Management, PPBE, GFM DI).
  • Experience implementing automation for metadata harvesting, data quality testing, and governance workflow orchestration.

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Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.