Data Cataloging Engineer

Guidehouse; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Mobility Stipend

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Catalog and Governance Engineer to build and maintain enterprise metadata catalogs within Databricks environments for government data assets. You will implement data governance standards, support data ingestion tagging, and collaborate with engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog quality and compliance.

This role requires active Secret clearance and experience in federal data environments; travel up to 10% and on-site work in Washington, DC

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Experience supporting or working within federal government data environments.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, metadata management, and data ingestion workflows.
• Understanding of enterprise data governance practices including lineage, cataloging, quality, and stewardship.
• Ability to document datasets, schemas, transformations, and lineage in a structured, repeatable manner.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with both technical and mission stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise metadata catalogs to ensure datasets are fully documented, traceable, and discoverable for mission stakeholders.
• Implement data governance and cataloging standards aligned with Advana’s architecture.
• Operate within Databricks-based environments to capture, structure, and manage metadata for diverse data assets.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog completeness, quality, and alignment with government data governance practices.
• Support ingestion workflows by tagging, classifying, and documenting datasets as they enter the ecosystem.
• Monitor metadata accuracy, resolve catalog inconsistencies, and update documentation as datasets evolve.
• Provide support for auditability, data lineage, schema versioning, and compliance-related metadata requirements.
• Work on-site at government facilities in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia, or remotely depending on project needs.

Skills

Active Secret clearance

Federal government data environments

Data governance concepts

Documentation & lineage

Collaborative stakeholder work

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Apache Spark

Job description

Job Family

Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting

Travel Required

Up to 10%

Clearance Required

Active Secret

What You Will Do

• Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise metadata catalogs to ensure datasets are fully documented, traceable, and discoverable for mission stakeholders.
• Implement data governance and cataloging standards aligned with Advana’s architecture.
• Operate within Databricks-based environments to capture, structure, and manage metadata for diverse data assets.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog completeness, quality, and alignment with government data governance practices.
• Support ingestion workflows by tagging, classifying, and documenting datasets as they enter the ecosystem.
• Monitor metadata accuracy, resolve catalog inconsistencies, and update documentation as datasets evolve.
• Provide support for auditability, data lineage, schema versioning, and compliance-related metadata requirements.
• Work on-site at government facilities in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia, or remotely depending on project needs.

What You Will Need

• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting or working within federal government data environments.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, metadata management, and data ingestion workflows.
• Understanding of enterprise data governance practices including lineage, cataloging, quality, and stewardship.
• Ability to document datasets, schemas, transformations, and lineage in a structured, repeatable manner.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with both technical and mission stakeholders.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Experience working within Advana or similar large-scale government analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with Apache Spark, Unity Catalog, or other metadata-centric technologies in Databricks.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA or DoD data management policies.
• Experience supporting federal data engineering or data governance workstreams tied to RFP submissions.

The annual salary range for this position is $74,000.00-$124,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits Include

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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