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SME Data Governance
Reston, VA
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$190,000–215,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Knowledge of IC information-sharing requirements, data interoperability initiatives, and enterprise governance best practices. Salary range for this role $190-215K #CJ The Red Arch Solutions pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.
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What you’ll work on
Full postingDevelop and mature enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, and standards
Advise government leadership on governance strategy and data initiatives
Align governance with ICD 504, IC Data Strategy, and Federal Data Strategy
Support data classification, tagging, and labeling for data-centric security
Facilitate governance councils, working groups, and executive briefings
From the employer’s posting
Develop, implement, and mature enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating procedures.
Advise government leadership on governance strategies, data management best practices, and enterprise data initiatives.
Ensure alignment with ICD 504, IC Data Strategy, Federal Data Strategy, and agency-specific governance requirements.
Support implementation of data-centric security principles through data classification, tagging, labeling, and metadata-driven governance approaches.
Facilitate governance councils, working groups, stakeholder forums, and executive-level briefings.
Posting record
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- Sep 14, 202660 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 79
- Last seen by us
- Nov 13, 2026
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About the role
We file this job under Data Governance, by the work the posting describes.
Data governance staff keep a company's data accurate, documented and used within the rules. They agree what key fields mean, set up quality checks, track who owns each dataset and look after master data.
Postings ask for SQL, a governance tool such as Collibra or Informatica, knowledge of privacy and data rules, and a lot of work with other teams.
A data engineer builds the systems that move data; governance staff set and check the standards that data has to meet.
Job description
Position Summary
The Data Governance SME serves as the senior advisor for enterprise data governance initiatives, providing strategic leadership, policy guidance, and subject matter expertise to establish and mature data governance capabilities across the organization. This role is responsible for developing governance frameworks, data standards, stewardship models, metadata strategies, and compliance processes to ensure data is managed as a strategic enterprise asset.
The Data Governance SME collaborates with government stakeholders, mission owners, data stewards, security teams, architects, and engineers to improve data quality, accessibility, interoperability, discoverability, and trust while ensuring compliance with Intelligence Community (IC), Federal, and organizational requirements. The position plays a critical role in supporting information sharing, data-centric security, and enterprise data modernization efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Required Skills
Governance & Data Management
The Data Governance SME serves as the senior advisor for enterprise data governance initiatives, providing strategic leadership, policy guidance, and subject matter expertise to establish and mature data governance capabilities across the organization. This role is responsible for developing governance frameworks, data standards, stewardship models, metadata strategies, and compliance processes to ensure data is managed as a strategic enterprise asset.
The Data Governance SME collaborates with government stakeholders, mission owners, data stewards, security teams, architects, and engineers to improve data quality, accessibility, interoperability, discoverability, and trust while ensuring compliance with Intelligence Community (IC), Federal, and organizational requirements. The position plays a critical role in supporting information sharing, data-centric security, and enterprise data modernization efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and mature enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating procedures.
- Advise government leadership on governance strategies, data management best practices, and enterprise data initiatives.
- Lead governance activities supporting enterprise data management, metadata management, information sharing, and data modernization efforts.
- Collaborate with data owners, data stewards, cybersecurity personnel, architects, and engineering teams to establish governance controls and accountability mechanisms.
- Develop and maintain data standards, business rules, taxonomies, metadata requirements, and stewardship processes.
- Ensure alignment with ICD 504, IC Data Strategy, Federal Data Strategy, and agency-specific governance requirements.
- Support implementation of data-centric security principles through data classification, tagging, labeling, and metadata-driven governance approaches.
- Partner with Zero Trust teams to ensure governance processes support Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) and secure information-sharing objectives.
- Lead development of governance metrics, data quality measures, stewardship performance indicators, and program maturity assessments.
- Support enterprise data catalog, metadata management, and lineage initiatives to improve discoverability and transparency of data assets.
- Facilitate governance councils, working groups, stakeholder forums, and executive-level briefings.
- Conduct governance assessments and recommend process improvements to enhance organizational data maturity.
- Support data onboarding initiatives and ensure new datasets comply with governance standards and enterprise architecture requirements.
- Develop governance artifacts, policy recommendations, standards documentation, and implementation roadmaps.
- Promote data literacy, stewardship adoption, and governance awareness across stakeholder communities.
Required Skills
Governance & Data Management
- Enterprise Data Governance
- Data Stewardship
- Data Quality Management
- Metadata Management
- Data Lifecycle Management
- Data Catalog Management
- Data Standards Development
- Data Policy Development
- Information Management
- Data Classification and Tagging
- ICD 504
- IC Data Strategy
- Federal Data Governance Requirements
- Privacy and Compliance Management
- Information Sharing Policies
- Zero Trust Concepts
- Data-Centric Security
- Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
- Governance Program Development
- Executive Advisory Support
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Organizational Change Management
- Requirements Analysis
- Governance Assessments
- Strategic Planning
- Process Improvement
- Bachelor’s degree in data management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum of 16 years of experience supporting enterprise data governance, data management, metadata management, information management, or related initiatives.
- Minimum of 5 years supporting Federal Government, Department of Defense (DoD), or Intelligence Community (IC) organizations.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing enterprise governance frameworks, policies, standards, and stewardship processes.
- Experience supporting enterprise metadata management, data cataloging, data lineage, and data quality initiatives.
- Experience leading cross-functional governance efforts involving technical, operational, security, and business stakeholders.
- Experience briefing senior leadership and facilitating governance boards, councils, and working groups.
- Knowledge of IC information-sharing requirements, data interoperability initiatives, and enterprise governance best practices.
The Red Arch Solutions pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.
Red Arch Solutions Benefits Snapshot:
- 100% paid employee healthcare premiums. CareFirst Advantage Best in Class Benefits.
- HaloScripts Concierge prescription medication service
- Generous PTO.
- 10 % 401K 6% match vested day one and up to 4% profit sharing contribution.
- Annualized bonus compensation.
- Spot bonuses for hard work.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- 529 College Saving Plan.
- College Loan Pay Back Program.
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Generous Referral Bonuses.
Red Arch Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Have more questions about Red Arch? Email us at Careers@RedArchSolutions.com
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Knowledge of IC information-sharing requirements, data interoperability initiatives, and enterprise governance best practices. Salary range for this role $190-215K #CJ The Red Arch Solutions pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.
- Location & working pattern
Reston, VA
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