Data Librarian & Catalog Architect (Remote)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); Remote; USD 81,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Data Librarian/Data Catalog Specialist to consolidate NASA program data and drive metadata standardization.

You will catalog datasets, establish governance, and onboard new data sources while ensuring lineage, provenance, and quality are clearly described for analysts and engineers. The role requires MLIS/MLS or related data degree, 5+ years in metadata roles, and hands-on cataloging tool experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) with a data curation, research data management, or informatics focus, or a related information or data degree with cataloging and metadata practice.
• 5+ years in a data librarian, research data services, data curation, or metadata and catalog role.
• Hands-on experience running a data catalog or metadata management platform (e.g., DataHub, Atlan, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, Amundsen), or equivalent experience managing a metadata repository or catalog.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate between technical and program audiences.

Responsibilities

• Catalog and describe the portfolio’s data: create clear, consistent, searchable records for datasets so people can find what exists, understand what it is, and judge whether they can use it.
• Build and maintain taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, a shared business glossary, and descriptive metadata and documentation standards.
• Set the cataloging and metadata standards the data team must follow, and hold the team accountable to them.
• Help analysts, engineers, and program staff find the right data, interpret it correctly, and understand its provenance and limits.

Skills

Data Engineering

Datasets

Datasource

Tools

DataHub

Atlan

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Amundsen

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Data Librarian/Data Catalog Specialist to consolidate NASA program data and drive metadata standardization.

You will catalog datasets, establish governance, and onboard new data sources while ensuring lineage, provenance, and quality are clearly described for analysts and engineers. The role requires MLIS/MLS or related data degree, 5+ years in metadata roles, and hands-on cataloging tool experience.