Data Governance & Metadata Scientist
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Job Description
Data Governance & Metadata Scientist at Navitas designing data governance frameworks for cloud environments. Collaborating on geospatial data management and compliance with departmental standards.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise‑level data governance frameworks.
- Ensure metadata consistency, lineage visibility, and interoperability across Data Lake environments, ESRI Kubernetes platforms, and external data sources.
- Track and manage data lineage using tools such as Unity Catalog, OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar metadata platforms.
- Maintain synchronization of metadata across catalogs, repositories, and geospatial systems.
- Apply governance best practices to support data quality, discoverability, and compliance.
- Enforce adherence to DoD metadata policies, NSG tradecraft standards, and geospatial data governance requirements.
- Support geospatial data cataloging, metadata enrichment, and integration workflows.
- Collaborate with data engineers, geospatial analysts, and system architects.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field; or a minimum of five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration.
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Implementing metadata governance frameworks in cloud‑based environments
- Tracking data lineage and synchronizing metadata across catalogs and repositories
- Using OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, Unity Catalog, or similar tools
- Applying geospatial data standards and cataloging practices
- Ensuring compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards
- Proficiency in metadata management, schema alignment, and governance best practices.
- Strong understanding of geospatial data structures, ESRI ecosystems, and Kubernetes‑based geospatial deployments.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities


















