Data Governance Analyst II

ApplyLogic is a fast-paced Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small-Business, headquartered in Vienna, VA. Our people are our greatest asset, and our company culture is grounded on that belief. We offer challenging and interesting work in a friendly and supportive environment. Through prime and subcontracts, we deliver best-in-class expertise to solve complex technical problems. 
 

We're looking for a talented Data Governance Analyst II to join our team supporting a complex Federal Government customer in Northern Virginia (Alexandria/Falls Church area). This individual will support enterprise data governance and information management activities that help ensure organizational data is accurate, well-defined, discoverable, and managed consistently. You will work with technical and business teams to document data, maintain metadata, support data quality initiatives, and help establish consistent data management practices.

Work Location:

• Onsite – Northern Virginia (Alexandria/Falls Church area)

Clearance:
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain Government security clearance.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of data governance processes, standards, and procedures.
• Assist with maintaining enterprise data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and data documentation.
• Collect, document, and maintain information about data sources, data elements, definitions, and business rules.
• Support data quality activities, including data validation, issue identification, and documentation.
• Assist with documenting data lineage and data flows across systems and applications.
• Work with data owners, data stewards, analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to gather and validate data-related information.
• Support the development and maintenance of data governance policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assist with data cataloging and classification activities.
• Identify inconsistencies in data definitions, metadata, and documentation and assist with resolution.
• Maintain documentation related to data ownership, stewardship, definitions, and data quality requirements.
• Support data governance meetings, working groups, and related activities.
• Assist with tracking and resolving data quality and governance issues.
• Follow established data security, privacy, governance, and information management practices.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience in data governance, data management, information management, data quality, business analysis, or a related discipline.
• Understanding of fundamental data governance and data management concepts.
• Experience working with data dictionaries, metadata, data definitions, or data documentation.
• Familiarity with data quality concepts and processes.
• Ability to document and organize complex information clearly and accurately.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data lineage, data catalogs, metadata management, or data stewardship.
• Experience with data governance frameworks or methodologies.
• Experience with tools such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar platforms.
• Experience with SQL or relational databases.
• Experience with data quality tools or processes.
• Experience documenting business rules and data requirements.
• Experience supporting enterprise or complex data environments.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Experience supporting U.S. government or federal contracting programs.
• Active or previously held U.S. government security clearance.

The Perks of Being on Our Team
ApplyLogic offers competitive salaries with a robust Fortune-500 type benefits package. Some of the benefits you will receive when you join us are: 

• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life/Short-Term Disability/Critical Illness/Accident Insurance
• 15 PTO Days 
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Up to $5K towards continuing education and/or professional development