Analytica is seeking a
Data Governance & Management Lead to support a federal government client engagement in the Washington, DC metro area. The ideal candidate will have the overall responsibility of overseeing activities in data management with data providing expert leadership and guidance. Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health, civilian, and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives.
The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.
Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
Lead the development and enhancement of a shared enterprise data environment that meets a diverse set of Analytics, Reporting, and Data Science federal requirements
Lead teams that rapidly learn the client's current digital ecosystem and produce a future data landscape vision and strategy considering the transformation agenda and business goals Provide expert leadership and guidance.
Support federal clients in strengthening data governance efforts to include development, maintenance and updating of a strategic and tactical Data Strategy and Roadmap, Data Governance Adoption and Implementation Plan, including related data priorities, performance measures and indicators.
Support the implementation and operations of the Data Governance Board. These activities may include but are not limited to gathering input from across the Department to develop with approval of the Program Office and enforce sound data governance policy and process decisions throughout OCDO; coordinating with other Agency bodies and providing logistical, planning and facilitation support; assist in developing governance material.
Support activities such as establishing, standardizing, creating efficiencies across our federal clients environments through shared data support services and document and evaluate client processes around data. The focus will be on key drivers such as: data access and availability, Metadata management, Master Data Management, data governance, coordination and planning for data management, data knowledge and skills, data collection, information collection processes, staff capacity, open data, among other areas.
Recommend a framework for collecting and reporting on metrics or KPIs to measure the adoption of data policies/processes/standards and to measure the beneficial impacts of data governance.
Responsible for leading the overall efforts to expand the agile rollout of data governance/management strategies, policies, practices, processes, and key performance indicators (metrics) across a complex, loosely federated mission space.
Build relationships with client oversight offices (policy, privacy, legal), other stakeholders, and other program offices and directorates.
Engage and communicate with leadership – connecting strategy, policy, and planning for constituent groups that may not be familiar with data governance or management approaches.
Provides technical, strategic guidance on the development of metadata tags, Document Type Definitions (DTD), and schemas using appropriate technologies for representation of data and data relationships.
Basic Qualifications:
US Citizen with the ability to secure US Federal Security Clearance
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience.
10+ years of data management, data governance, data engineering, data modeling, data strategy
7+ years of experience successfully establishing effective data governance/management in a large, complex organization with expertise in data governance for big data space with knowledge of various MDM/entity resolution solutions
7+ years expertise in big data ecosystem for data integration, data storage, compute framework, analytics, and advanced visualization (i.e., ETL Tools, Streaming Tools, No-SQL data bases, Spark, Airflow, ELT tools like DBT, Reporting Tools, AI/ML Platforms)
7+ years of experience and knowledge of establishing an enterprise data literacy, education, and outreach plan
Expertise in Databricks, with experience in Lakehouse, Unity Catalog, and Delta-Sharing,
Experience working in government or a large commercial enterprise in an enterprise architect, cloud architect, or data architect role where you have applied industry standards such as DAMA-DMBOK, DGI, TOGAF, or DoDAF at scale
Experience and knowledge of Federal Data Strategy, Federal Open data initiatives and associated action plans
Proven Ability to effectively communicate in writing and orally with a wide range of audiences and maintain interpersonal relationships.
Ability to work within time constraints and manage workstreams against critical deadlines.
About Analytica: Analytica is a leading consulting and information technology solutions provider to public sector organizations supporting health, civilian, and national security missions. The company is an award-winning SBA certified 8(a) small business that has been recognized by Inc. Magazine each of the past three years as one of the 250 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. Analytica specializes in providing software and systems engineering, information management, analytics & visualization, agile project management, and management consulting services.
The company is appraised by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at CMMI® Maturity Level 3 and is an ISO 9001:2008 certified provider. Analytica LLC. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We value diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.
