Data Governance Specialist jobs in United States
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NV5 · 23 hours ago

Data Governance Specialist

NV5 Geospatial is actively recruiting a Data Governance Specialist who will establish, enforce, and maintain data governance policies and frameworks. The role involves overseeing metadata management, data lineage tracking, and ensuring compliance for datasets within the Data Lake environment.

ConsultingIndustrial Engineering
badNo H1BnoteSecurity Clearance RequirednoteU.S. Citizen Onlynote

Responsibilities

Oversee metadata management, data lineage tracking, and regulatory compliance for all datasets stored within the Data Lake environment
Integrate Unity Catalog and OpenLineage methodologies to enhance discoverability, classification, and security of mission-critical datasets
Implement RBAC measures, ensuring that authorized personnel access data per DoD and NIST 800-53 compliance guidelines

Qualification

Data governance frameworksMetadata managementData cataloging solutionsDatabricks Unity CatalogCollibraAWS GlueAzure PurviewProject managementCDMP certificationDAMA DGSP certificationAzure Data Engineer AssociateGovernment IT experienceTS/SCI clearancePortuguese languageSpanish language

Required

Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance
Demonstrated experience in developing and managing data governance frameworks, implementing metadata and data cataloging solutions, and ensuring compliance with DoD and IC data security policies
Experience with tools such as Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, AWS Glue, or Azure Purview
Ability to manage and prioritize complex project tasks
US citizenship, along with the ability to successfully pass a basic background check for access to US military bases
The successful candidate will have an active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
Portuguese or Spanish language skills
Experience with government IT programs and environments

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Life insurance
FTO
401(k)
Professional development/advancement opportunities

Company

NV5 is a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions for public and private sector clients supporting infrastructure, utility, and building assets and systems.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-05-15Acquired
2013-03-26IPO

Leadership Team

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Noreen Clindinning
Chief Operating Officer Environmental Health Services
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Carl Henderson, PhD, PE, GE
Chief Diversity Officer / SoCal Construction Quality Assurance Group Director
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