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    SOS International LLC

    Defense, Logistics, IT

    Data Governance & Metadata Scientist

    Remote, United StatesRemoteFull-time5+ yrs experiencePosted 1w ago
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    Job description

    *** This position is contingent upon contract award ***

    SOSi is seeking a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities.

    Essential Job Duties:

    • The contractor shall establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with Data Catalog.
    • The contractor shall develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform.
    • The contractor shall implement and manage data governance workflows, ensuring integration with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards.
    • The contractor shall submit the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report, detailing lineage tracking, classification policies, and security enhancements.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration.
    • Knowledge and capability to develop, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks, ensuring metadata consistency, lineage tracking, and interoperability between Data Lake, ESRI Kubernetes environments, and external data sources.
    • Personnel must be proficient in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices.
    • Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies is required.
    • Demonstrated experience in: Implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments.
    • Tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories.
    • Utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management.
    • Enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Certifications include Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certification.

    Working Conditions

    • Remote. Offsite.

    Working at SOSi

    All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    SOS International LLC

    For 28 years, clients in the private and public sectors have relied upon SOS International LLC (SOSi) for critical operations in the world’s most challenging environments. SOSi is privately held, was founded by its current ownership in 1989, maintains corporate headquarters in New York City, and specializes in providing logistics, construction, training, intelligence, and information technology solutions to the defense, diplomatic, intelligence and law enforcement communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status.  SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance employment of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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    Industry
    Defense, Logistics, IT
    Founded
    1989
    Open roles
    321

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