Remote Data Governance & Metadata Scientist

SOS International LLC; Tucson (AZ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi seeks a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to build and sustain a scalable data ecosystem for a DoD customer. You will bridge DoD, IC, interagency, and international partners to enable real-time data sharing and mission-tailored analytics.

Responsibilities include establishing governance frameworks, automating metadata tagging, and managing lineage across Data Lake and ESRI Kubernetes environments with OpenLineage and Atlas tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration.
• Experience building metadata governance frameworks and data lineage in cloud and on-prem environments.
• Knowledge of DoD data management policies and interoperability standards.
• Familiarity with Data Lake architectures, ESRI Kubernetes environments, and external data sources.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks with compliance to DoD policies.
• Develop automated metadata tagging to improve data discoverability and lineage tracking.
• Implement data governance workflows integrating OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS standards.
• Prepare and submit Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report detailing lineage and security improvements.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Geospatial data

Data lineage tracking

DoD interoperability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science / Information Management

5+ years relevant experience

Tools

OpenLineage

Unity Catalog

Esri GIS standards

Apache Atlas

Job description

SOSi seeks a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to build and sustain a scalable data ecosystem for a DoD customer. You will bridge DoD, IC, interagency, and international partners to enable real-time data sharing and mission-tailored analytics.

Responsibilities include establishing governance frameworks, automating metadata tagging, and managing lineage across Data Lake and ESRI Kubernetes environments with OpenLineage and Atlas tooling.