Data Governance Specialist

Business Management Associates; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Business Management Associates, Inc. is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to support the implementation and operationalization of governance policies in the Fabric Lakehouse environment.

This role requires an active secret clearance and entails contributing to metadata catalogs, data quality scorecards, and access control documentation. Responsibilities include ongoing data quality monitoring, RBAC alignment with Microsoft Entra ID and DoWEA, and knowledge transfer to Government staff.

Qualifications

• Active secret clearance required.
• Experience with metadata management tools, data catalogs, or governance platforms.
• Familiarity with NIST or DoD data management frameworks.
• SQL proficiency.
• Experience supporting RBAC or data access control processes.
• Experience with data quality tools or frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Supports implementation and operationalization of data governance processes, policies, and standards.
• Assists in development of governance artifacts including metadata catalogs, data quality scorecards, data classification inventories, and access control documentation.
• Performs ongoing data quality monitoring, governance compliance reviews, and data stewardship coordination.
• Maintains governance documentation and supports knowledge transfer to Government staff.
• Performs data profiling, validation, cleansing, and quality monitoring across data domains within the Fabric Lakehouse environment.
• Develops and executes data quality test cases and reconciliation scripts.
• Monitors data pipeline outputs against established quality thresholds.
• Documents data quality issues, tracks resolution, and produces quality trend reports.
• Supports RBAC design and implementation aligned with Microsoft Entra ID and the DoWEA governance framework.
• Assists with data classification and sensitivity labeling in Microsoft Purview.

Skills

Metadata management

Data catalogs

Governance platforms

NIST DoD frameworks

SQL proficiency

RBAC access control

Data quality tools

Microsoft Purview

Fabric Lakehouse

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Fabric Lakehouse

Job description

Business Management Associates, Inc. (BMA) is guided by its mission, "What's Humanly Possible." BMA integrates people and processes through service, supported by a strategic focus on people and process, a proven project management methodology, and disciplined internal and external management with financial accountability.

BMA is committed to fostering a respectful workplace where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, or military status. BMA believes diversity and inclusion are essential to its success and seeks to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a diverse candidate pool.

Position: Data Governance Specialist

Requirements:

MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE

Experience with metadata management tools, data catalogs, or governance platforms; familiarity with NIST or DoD data management frameworks; SQL proficiency; experience supporting RBAC or data access control processes; experience with data quality tools or frameworks.

PART-TIME – approximately 26 hours per week (1060 HOURS) for 10 months

Job description

Data Governance Specialist Supports implementation and operationalization of data governance processes, policies, and standards. Assists in development of governance artifacts including metadata catalogs, data quality scorecards, data classification inventories, and access control documentation. Performs ongoing data quality monitoring, governance compliance reviews, and data stewardship coordination. Maintains governance documentation and supports knowledge transfer to Government staff. Performs data profiling, validation, cleansing, and quality monitoring across data domains within the Fabric Lakehouse environment. Develops and executes data quality test cases and reconciliation scripts. Monitors data pipeline outputs against established quality thresholds. Documents include data quality issues, tracks resolution, and produces quality trend reports. Supports RBAC design and implementation aligned with Microsoft Entra ID and the DoWEA governance framework. Assists with data classification and sensitivity labeling in Microsoft Purview.