Data Governance, Metadata Lead

DecisionPoint Corporation

. Maintain documented data ownership and stewardship assignments, responsibilities, and escalation paths .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data governance, metadata management, and data stewardship, with a strong focus on maintaining data lineage, business glossaries, and compliance with DAMA-DMBOK standards. Proven ability to coordinate with stakeholders and ensure consistent data definitions and approved-use records across systems.

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Active Secret ClearanceData GovernanceMetadata ManagementData Lineage DocumentationDAMA-DMBOK Practices

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Hard Skills

Data Ownership AssignmentsBusiness Glossaries DevelopmentData Dictionaries MaintenanceData Retention RequirementsApproved-Use Records ManagementCommon Identifiers MaintenanceData Quality ValidationKPI Calculation RulesGovernance DocumentationData Change Assessment

Soft Skills

CoordinationCommunicationKnowledge Transfer

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Information SystemsBachelor’s Degree in Data ManagementBachelor’s Degree in Business

Industry Keywords

Data StewardshipData Governance FrameworkGovernment ComplianceMetadata StandardsData Quality Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain documented data ownership and stewardship assignments, responsibilities, and escalation paths
Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata standards, and common definitions
Document authoritative sources and coordinate Government decisions on conflicting definitions
Maintain data lineage across source systems, transformations, warehouses, analytical models, dashboards, and reports
Maintain approved-use records documenting authorized purposes, restrictions, decisions, and approvals
Document retention rules and coordinate implementation with Government records, legal, privacy, security, and technical representatives
Establish and maintain common identifiers, naming conventions, reference-data definitions, and cross-system mappings
Apply DAMA-DMBOK-aligned practices to data governance, metadata management, stewardship, data quality, and lifecycle management
Facilitate Government decisions on data definitions, access, ownership, approved uses, and authoritative sources
Prepare governance agendas, decision materials, meeting records, action items, and decision logs
Track governance issues, unresolved ownership questions, conflicting definitions, and corrective actions
Coordinate with engineering teams to keep metadata and lineage current as pipelines, schemas, datasets, and integrations change
Support consistent definitions and calculation rules for KPIs, dashboards, analytical products, and self-service reporting
Coordinate governance records for datasets used in AI training, validation, testing, retrieval, and operational analysis
Ensure data-use restrictions and Government-approved access decisions are reflected in technical implementation
Connect governance rules with data-quality validation checks and documented evidence
Assess proposed data changes for effects on definitions, lineage, ownership, retention, approved uses, and downstream consumers
Maintain searchable governance documentation and support user understanding of available data and limitations
Report governance status, documentation gaps, unresolved decisions, and improvement priorities to program leadership and Government stakeholders
Provide guidance and knowledge transfer to data owners, stewards, analysts, and technical teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Secret clearance or higher
Minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience
Bachelor’s degree in information systems, data management, business, or a related field, or a permitted equivalent
Experience establishing or maintaining data ownership assignments
Experience developing and maintaining business glossaries and data dictionaries
Experience managing metadata and documenting data lineage
Experience documenting or administering data retention requirements
Experience maintaining approved-use records and controls
Ability to maintain common identifiers and consistent data definitions across systems and workflows
Ability to apply DAMA-DMBOK-aligned data management practices
Ability to coordinate Government decisions on data definitions, access, and authoritative sources

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement
Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action protections
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