Senior IT Governance Specialist

Great Waters Federal; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Waters Federal, part of the Seneca Nation Group portfolio, provides mission-critical federal contracting services to civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. The role focuses on advancing IT governance, compliance, and data governance initiatives within a federal agency context.

The candidate will lead IT governance enhancements, oversee ARB/ARB-related automation, and drive data cataloging, glossary, and metadata enrichment while ensuring public trust readiness and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
• 10+ years of professional IT experience.
• 10+ years in data governance, data analysis, or data management.

Responsibilities

• Lead enhancement and alignment of IT governance structures and strategy.
• Oversee evaluations to identify improvements and streamline operations.
• Deliver compliance and records management solutions.
• Refine IT Governance Board (ITGB) strategy and processes.
• Assist redesign of the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and implement automation.
• Identify AI use cases and oversee development of AI packages.
• Track and interpret laws, regulations, and policies affecting the agency.
• Coordinate architecture, strategic assessment, and project activities.

Skills

Data governance

Data analysis

Data management

Data cataloging

Business glossary

Metadata enrichment

Public trust clearance

Governance frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the enhancement and alignment of IT governance structures and strategy
• Oversee evaluations to identify improvement areas and streamline operations
• Deliver compliance and records management solutions
• Refine and enhance IT Governance Board (ITGB) strategy and processes
• Assist with redesigning the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and implementing automation
• Identify AI use cases and oversee the development of AI packages
• Track, review, and interpret laws, regulations, and policies impacting the agency
• Coordinate architecture, strategic assessment, and project activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field
• 10+ years of professional IT experience
• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data analysis, or data management
• Experience with data cataloging, business glossary development, and metadata enrichment
• Ability to pass and maintain a public trust investigation
• High proficiency in industry standard data governance theories and methodologies

About the Company

Great Waters Federal is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio, providing mission-critical federal government contracting services to civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers.