Data Governance & Metadata Scientist

SOS International LLC; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi is seeking a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to support a DoD customer. The role focuses on building a scalable, federated data ecosystem to enable real-time information sharing and mission-driven analytics.

Key duties include establishing metadata governance frameworks, automating tagging for discoverability, and managing governance workflows with OpenLineage and Unity Catalog while adhering to DoD metadata policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or related field, or 5+ years equivalent experience in data governance or metadata management.
• Experience developing and maintaining governance frameworks, metadata consistency, and interoperability between data lake and external sources.
• Proficiency in metadata management and data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage).
• Experience with geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and DoD metadata policy compliance.
• Track data lineage and metadata synchronization across catalogs and enterprise repositories.
• Experience with OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata management.
• DoD NSG geospatial data standards and policy compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks ensuring interoperability with Data Catalog.
• Develop automated metadata tagging to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking.
• Implement and manage governance workflows, integrating with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards.
• Prepare the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report detailing lineage, policies, and security enhancements.

Skills

Metadata governance

Data lineage tracking

Data governance frameworks

GIS data management

Cloud data environments

Data Catalog interoperability

OpenLineage/Atlas tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science/Information Management/GIS or related field

5+ years equivalent experience in data governance/metadata management

Tools

OpenLineage

Apache Atlas

Unity Catalog

ESRI Kubernetes

Job description

Remote, Remote, USA

Full-time

Clearance Requirement: None

Company Description

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

Job Description

***** This position is contingent upon contract award *****

SOSi is seeking a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities.

Essential Job Duties:

• The contractor shall establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog.

• The contractor shall develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform.

• The contractor shall implement and manage data governance workflows, ensuring integration with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards.

• The contractor shall submit the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report, detailing lineage tracking, classification policies, and security enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration.

• Knowledge and capability to develop, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks, ensuring metadata consistency, lineage tracking, and interoperability between Data Lake, ESRI Kubernetes environments, and external data sources.

• Personnel must be proficient in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices.

• Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies is required.

• Demonstrated experience in: Implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments.

• Tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories.

• Utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management.

• Enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets

Preferred Qualifications:

Certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification.

Additional Information

Working Conditions

• Remote. Offsite.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

SOSi is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.