Mission Data Catalog Engineer - Databricks & Governance

Dovel Technologies, Inc; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Growth

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Employee Referral Program

Mobility Stipend

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Engineering & Architecture Consultant to build and maintain enterprise metadata catalogs, enforce data governance standards, and operate in Databricks-based environments. The role involves collaboration with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog quality and compliance across government data assets.

Requirements include an Active Secret clearance and experience with federal government data environments, Databricks, and Delta Lake.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Experience supporting federal government data environments.
• Hands-on Databricks experience including Delta Lake, metadata management, and data ingestion workflows.
• Understanding of enterprise data governance: lineage, cataloging, quality, and stewardship.
• Ability to document datasets, schemas, transformations, and lineage in a structured, repeatable manner.
• Strong collaboration with technical and mission stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise metadata catalogs for mission stakeholders.
• Operate within Databricks environments to manage metadata for diverse data assets.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog quality.
• Support ingestion workflows by tagging and documenting datasets as they enter the ecosystem.
• Monitor metadata accuracy and resolve catalog inconsistencies.
• Provide support for auditability, data lineage, and compliance metadata.
• Work on-site in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia, or remotely per project needs.

Skills

Security clearance

Govt data environments

Documentation of datasets

Collaboration with stakeholders

Auditability and data lineage

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Engineering & Architecture Consultant to build and maintain enterprise metadata catalogs, enforce data governance standards, and operate in Databricks-based environments. The role involves collaboration with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog quality and compliance across government data assets.

Requirements include an Active Secret clearance and experience with federal government data environments, Databricks, and Delta Lake.