Data Strategy & Governance Lead — Hybrid-Cloud

Accenture Federal Services; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Virginia seeks a seasoned Data Strategy and Governance Lead to establish a modern data management framework. The role focuses on data policy, governance strategy, and a secure hybrid-cloud transition across government clients.

You will generate artifacts to enable engineering changes and drive the data program forward. The ideal candidate will lead data governance initiatives, define the target state for data management, and develop a strategic roadmap with clear

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in data management with a leadership focus on strategy and governance.
• Experience with government organizations and public sector regulatory requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud technologies and hybrid-cloud transitions.
• Experience establishing data governance programs with policies, standards, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data governance framework including quality, stewardship, security, and lifecycle policies.
• Create a long-term data strategy aligned to the mission with secure hybrid-cloud focus.
• Embed a zero-trust security model into data policies and strategies.
• Design a governance model with defined roles, responsibilities, and accountability for assets.
• Lead data asset inventory exercises to identify data holdings and locations.
• Develop a strategic roadmap with milestones for the data management transition.
• Create logical and physical data models to visualize data creation, storage, and access.

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Policy development

Zero-trust security

Stakeholder management

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Virginia seeks a seasoned Data Strategy and Governance Lead to establish a modern data management framework. The role focuses on data policy, governance strategy, and a secure hybrid-cloud transition across government clients.

You will generate artifacts to enable engineering changes and drive the data program forward. The ideal candidate will lead data governance initiatives, define the target state for data management, and develop a strategic roadmap with clear