Senior Data Governance Engineer – National Security Focus

Booz Allen Hamilton; New York (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Data Governance Engineer to help translate complex data needs into actionable governance solutions for national security missions.

The role requires deep experience with data tagging, schemas, APIs, and data flows, plus a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. You’ll work on federal contracts, shaping data governance across systems and interfaces to support mission success.

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 a 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.

Skills

Data governance

Apache NiFi

Data flows

Data schemas

APIs

Data tagging

TS/SCI clearance

Python

JSON

XML

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering

7+ years systems engineering experience

Tools

Python

JSON

XML

JavaScript

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Data Governance Engineer to help translate complex data needs into actionable governance solutions for national security missions.

The role requires deep experience with data tagging, schemas, APIs, and data flows, plus a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. You’ll work on federal contracts, shaping data governance across systems and interfaces to support mission success.