Data Sharing and Governance Lead

Job Title: Data Sharing and Governance Lead

Location: Virginia Hybrid/Remote

Citizenship: US Citizen

Security Clearance: Must have or able to obtain USCIS security clearance.

*Pending Contract Award

AttainX, Inc. is in search of a Data Sharing and Governance Lead to provide expert leadership and guidance to our federal government client. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the overall efforts to expand the agile rollout of data governance/management strategies, policies, practices, processes, and key performance indicators (metrics) across a complex, loosely federated mission space. You will build relationships with agency oversight offices (policy, privacy, legal), IT, and other program offices and directorates. You must consistently engage and communicate with leadership - connecting strategy, policy, and planning for constituent groups that may not be familiar with data governance or management approaches.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience successfully establishing effective data governance/management in a large, complex organization, AND have one of the following below:
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification OR
• An additional 5 years of professional experience in planning, executing, and implementing projects, and managing stakeholders. Relevant experience includes evidence of work in federal data sharing activities (business and technical) that demonstrate developing, negotiating, and successfully implementing a data sharing arrangement
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Data Analytics, Data Management, Data Policy Development, or a similar field.
• Proven experience leading data governance initiatives and projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of data governance principles, practices, and tools.
• Experience and expertise in data management, data sharing, publication, and standardization across large organizations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Expertise in analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Familiarity with enterprise data architectures, analytics platforms, and reporting tools.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and align data initiatives with organizational goals.

• Attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferably have USCIS background and client experience.
• Understanding artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and advanced analytics applications.
• Knowledge of federal data policies, compliance requirements, and governance frameworks (e.g., FISMA, OMB M-19-18, Federal Data Strategy).

Skills: Data Governance, Data Management, Agile Project Management, Stakeholder Management.

Duties:

• Support the implementation of new methods to automate the governance of data and metadata, including developing methods to govern relationships among multiple data sets, identify effects of metadata changes, and generate reports or visualizations to support metadata and data changes.
• Consult with data owners, OCDO leadership, technical partners (OIT), and other OCDO branches.
• Translate complex technical processes and concepts into business-oriented content for discussion and decision.
• Align efforts with strategic priorities and actively innovate automation to support Governance priorities and enhance the mission.
• Facilitate and support data governance meetings, councils, and forums across multiple data domains and functional areas.
• Discover, create, and innovate new opportunities for operational data governance within the organization. Collaborate with offices and leadership to create a governance-centric culture.
• Provide support to establish and promote integrated data governance organizational structures to support decision-making on integrity, policy, and investment for data use, analysis, and automation.
• Support working groups among operational offices and information technology teams to support identity data governance and operations, address data quality issues, and to improve processing efficiencies.

About Us:

AttainX Inc. is SBA Certified 8(a), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For more than 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, and high-quality services that meet the needs of our Federal Government customers.

The last 3 years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the "Best in Class" contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several Agency Specific IDIQ's and BPA's with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Navy, Health and Human Service and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

AttainX is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring our customers Mission and Goals are met with excellence.

Benefits:

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, matching 401K plan, tuition/training reimbursement, and Long & Short-Term Disability.

EEO Commitment:

AttainX is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer, we are committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. These protections also extend to applicants. Follow the links below to find out more.

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Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation, please send an email to HR@AttainX.com. Indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Physical Demands:

Sitting and working on a computer for long, continuous periods each day; effective communications by telephone, email, and face-to-face; standing, walking, and sitting; handling and feeling objects or controls; reaching; talking and hearing; lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds; and specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.