Data Governance & Catalog Specialist

Accenture Federal Services; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 162,100; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Maryland is seeking a data governance professional to lead the integration and operationalization of automated metadata publishing, tagging, and governance across DoD data products.

You will work with data owners to enforce data quality, metadata standards, and access controls, joining the enabling team to serve domain data providers and consumers.

Qualifications

• Experience with data cataloging tools and automated tagging platforms.
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry's data governance features is beneficial.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, metadata management, data lineage, and data quality.
• Knowledge of DoW data standards, metadata guidance, and data classification requirements (e.g., CUI).

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration and operationalization of the automated metadata publishing service tool to automate metadata extraction and the application of classification and security tags.
• Ensure that all data products within the data catalog are accurately tagged, described, and governed according to DoW policies, making them readably consumable.
• Work with data owners to define and enforce data quality rules and access control policies.
• Support the Enabling Team to assist domain data providers and consumers.

Skills

Data cataloging

Palantir Foundry

Data governance

Metadata management

Data lineage

Data quality

DoW data standards

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the U.S. federal government make the nation stronger, safer, and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn, and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training, and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration and operationalization of the automated metadata publishing service tool to automate metadata extraction and the application of classification and security tags.
• Ensure that all data products within the data catalog are accurately tagged, described, and governed according to DoW policies, making them "readily consumable".
• Work with data owners to define and enforce data quality rules and access control policies.
• This role acts as part of the "Enabling Team" that supports domain data providers and consumers.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with data cataloging tools and automated tagging platforms.
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry's data governance features is also beneficial.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, metadata management, data lineage, and data quality.
• Knowledge of DoW data standards, metadata guidance, and data classification requirements (e.g., CUI).

Clearance

• An active Secret federal security clearance is required.

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

$135,300—$162,100 USD

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