Data Privacy SME

Darkwolfsolutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf is seeking a Data Privacy Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a collaborative team to develop, manage, and maintain the privacy and data compliance posture of information systems, focusing on PIAs, PII governance, and policy development.

Based in the Washington DC/Northern VA metro area with a hybrid schedule, you will support compliance planning, agreements, and privacy risk management, coordinating with cybersecurity, legal, and engineering to ensure data protection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Data Governance, Legal Studies, Finance, Computer Science, or related field
• 3+ years of relevant data privacy, financial compliance, or information assurance experience
• PIA experience or Privacy Analyst within federal/DoD environment
• Data discovery, compliance management, or workflow tracking tools experience
• Familiarity with federal privacy regulations and NIST privacy frameworks
• Ability to address new data compliance situations with clients
• Strong written communication and executive briefing ability
• 5+ years of Microsoft Office for reporting
• Willingness to undergo OTJ for UiPath
• US Citizenship and active Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Conducting and reviewing PIAs and SSN justification memorandums
• Managing and maintaining the inventory of PII across systems
• Documenting privacy policies, SOPs, and frameworks aligned with CDAO R&E
• Drafting and managing MOUs/MOAs and data-sharing agreements
• Learning UiPath to automate privacy workflows and reporting
• Coordinating with cybersecurity, system admins, and legal to enforce privacy controls

Skills

PIA experience

PII governance

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy

Policy development

Communication skills

MS Office

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Data governance/CS

Tools

UiPath

Job description

Dark Wolf is seeking Data Privacy Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a collaborative team to develop, manage, and maintain the privacy and data compliance posture of information systems. The successful candidate will focus on Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), PII governance, and policy development aligned with customer needs. You will support your team and customer through compliance planning, agreement execution, and privacy risk management, ensuring high standards of data protection and regulatory compliance. This position will be based out of the Washington DC/Northern VA metro area with hybrid schedule opportunity. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conducting and reviewing Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and drafting Social Security Number (SSN) justification memorandums to ensure compliant data ingestion and processing.
• Managing and maintaining the continuous, ongoing inventory of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) across organization systems and repositories.
• Documenting and developing comprehensive data privacy policies, standard operating procedures, and frameworks tailored to and aligned with CDAO R&E programs.
• Drafting, reviewing, and managing customer data-sharing agreements, Memorandums of Understanding/Agreement (MOUs/MOAs), and interconnected system agreements.
• Utilizing and learning RPA tools—specifically UiPath (on-the-job training provided)—to automate privacy workflows, data discovery, and compliance reporting tracking.
• Coordinating with cybersecurity engineers, system administrators, and legal teams to ensure proper privacy controls are enforced to protect the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive environments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Data Governance, Legal Studies, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant data privacy, financial compliance, or information assurance experience
• Proven experience handling Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), managing PII inventories, or acting as a Privacy Analyst / Compliance Officer within a federal or DoD environment
• Hands-on tool experience associated with data discovery, compliance management, or workflow tracking
• Familiarity with federal privacy regulations, NIST privacy frameworks, and risk management policies/procedures
• Ability to use prior experience and knowledge to address new data compliance situations, especially during direct interactions with clients
• Ability to communicate on complex privacy and technical subjects using clear, concise, non-technical language. This includes strong written communications, the ability to provide rigorous feedback on documentation, and the ability to prepare executive briefings
• 5+ years of experience with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for compiling reports, inventories, and policy documentation
• Willingness and capability to undergo on-the-job training (OTJ) to work within the UiPath robotic process automation platform
• US Citizenship and an activeSecret security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• One or more relevant professional privacy or security certifications (e.g., IAPP CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, or standard security baselines like Security+ CE, CAP/ISC2 CGRC)
• Prior foundational knowledge of or exposure to UiPath, Blue Prism, or other Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools
• Three (3) or more years of experience with the IC Community’s or Department of Defense's data handling policies and privacy compliance processes
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and structuring multi-agency data-sharing agreements or financial memos within a government framework

The salary range for this position is estimated to be between $100,000.00 - $145,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset.

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