Senior Data Governance Engineer — Mission Data Flows

Booz Allen Hamilton; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Data Governance Engineer to shape the evolution of mission data governance for a national security client, leading modernization of data flows and schemas. You will translate real-world needs into technical specifications to support interoperable data exchange and governance.

You will provide Tier 1 operations support, define data handling requirements for new data flows, and collaborate with stakeholders across roles to implement standardized schemas and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working on contracts for the federal government.
• Experience with data flow, Apache NiFi, or mission systems.
• Experience defining and applying data tagging and handling requirements.
• Experience analyzing and defining data schemas and data processing requirements.
• Experience defining requirements, architecture, or design elements for systems or software that deal with data exchange, interfaces, or APIs.
• Knowledge of data governance concepts such as data provenance, classification, sizing, retention, data sharing, and marking.
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT Engineering field and 7+ years of experience with systems engineering, or 12+ years of experience with systems engineering in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization efforts for enterprise data flow teams.
• Provide Tier 1 operations support for data flow requests.
• Specify data handling and usage requirements for new data flows.
• Define, harden and test data schemas and metadata tagging.
• Coordinate with data flow service providers and define processes, rules and standards.
• Plan and implement data flows supporting national security mission systems.
• Integrate AI tools to develop schemas and modernize governance.

Skills

data flow

Apache NiFi

data tagging

data schemas

data processing requirements

APIs

data governance concepts

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering or related field with 7+ years systems engineering experience or 12+ years without degree

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Data Governance Engineer to shape the evolution of mission data governance for a national security client, leading modernization of data flows and schemas. You will translate real-world needs into technical specifications to support interoperable data exchange and governance.

You will provide Tier 1 operations support, define data handling requirements for new data flows, and collaborate with stakeholders across roles to implement standardized schemas and