Remote Data Governance Lead for Federal Data Platform

ICF; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 90,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF's Digital Modernization Division is seeking a Data Governance Lead to accelerate the enterprise data and analytics modernization for federal programs. The role focuses on government-approved governance, stewardship workflows, metadata standards, and access policy coordination to ensure data is accurate, findable, trusted, and ready for publication.

Remote work with DC-area preference and occasional client-site meetings in Washington, DC. Applicants should have U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing enterprise data governance programs.
• Knowledge of data stewardship models, metadata standards, and governance operating procedures.
• Ability to coordinate with data owners, stewards, security, and product operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of governance, stewardship workflows, metadata standards, and governance reporting.
• Ensure governance activities are overseen by customer CDO rather than contractor's policy.
• Coordinate with data stewards, data owners, Data Engineering, Security, and Product Operations.
• Apply governance, metadata, data quality, and access-policy coordination in federal environments.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, security, governance, quality, and customer-facing stakeholders.
• Document decisions, risks, and delivery evidence for traceability.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

Metadata management

Access policy coordination

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Management or related field

High school diploma + 4 years relevant experience

Master's degree substituting 2 years experience

Tools

Collibra EDC

Microsoft Purview

Alation

Informatica

Immuta

Unity Catalog

Job description

ICF's Digital Modernization Division is seeking a Data Governance Lead to accelerate the enterprise data and analytics modernization for federal programs. The role focuses on government-approved governance, stewardship workflows, metadata standards, and access policy coordination to ensure data is accurate, findable, trusted, and ready for publication.

Remote work with DC-area preference and occasional client-site meetings in Washington, DC. Applicants should have U.S.