Benefits:

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Paid time off

About this Role:

Imagineeer is seeking a Metadata / Data Governance Analyst to enforce metadata standards, implement governance frameworks, and drive KPI-aligned data quality across federal healthcare data environments within DoD.

This role focuses on establishing and sustaining robust metadata management processes, ensuring compliance with federal standards, and monitoring governance effectiveness through measurable indicators. You will serve as a policy enforcer and governance practitioner, working across technical teams, data stewards, and program leadership to make governance operational rather than theoretical.

Key Responsibilities:

Metadata Standards and Governance Framework

Establish and enforce metadata standards and data element definitions to drive consistency, discoverability, and usability across enterprise data systems

Design and implement governance rules covering metadata creation, review, approval, and publication processes with defined roles, escalation paths, and approval authorities

Produce formal governance documentation including process guides, procedures, and policy artifacts for metadata stewardship and lifecycle management

Support federated governance pilot activities including role clarity assessment, policy execution testing, and steward escalation path validation

Quality Monitoring and KPI Management

Develop and monitor KPIs for metadata quality including completeness rates, update timeliness, and compliance status

Configure automated alerts for metadata quality issues and compliance exceptions

Create and maintain metadata management workflows including stewardship accountability, SLA enforcement, and quality monitoring

Establish and track governance effectiveness indicators including stewardship performance, policy adherence, and issue resolution metrics

Compliance Reporting and Lifecycle Management

Implement compliance reporting aligned to HIPAA, DoD, and applicable federal regulatory requirements

Design business processes supporting metadata workflows including validation rules, approval routing, and quality flagging

Develop data product lifecycle processes covering creation, publication, versioning, and deprecation with embedded compliance checkpoints

Support audit readiness activities and maintain documentation for ATO packages and oversight reviews

Qualifications and Skills:

5 or more years of experience in data governance, metadata management, or database administration in federal or regulated environments

3 or more years of experience working with enterprise data across multiple database types

Experience with relational, non-relational, and object-oriented databases, both on-premises and cloud-hosted

Demonstrated experience implementing metadata standards enforcement and governance frameworks

Knowledge of data quality management and automated monitoring systems

Understanding of federal compliance requirements and regulatory frameworks (NIST, HIPAA, DoD data standards)

Proficiency in developing KPIs and performance measurement frameworks

Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts into policy guidance and stakeholder-ready documentation

Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Desired Skills and Competencies:

7 or more years of database administration experience in enterprise environments

Experience crafting data policies and governance procedures at the enterprise level

Knowledge of DAMA DMBOK and data governance best practices

Experience with automated workflow design and approval process implementation

Understanding of federated governance models and data stewardship role design

Experience with compliance dashboards and regulatory reporting systems

Experience supporting Military Health System or federal healthcare data environments

Familiarity with data catalog platforms (Collibra, Apache Atlas, Alation, Informatica, or equivalent)

Familiarity with zero-trust architecture and ICAM policy implementation

Current database or cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, CDMP, Oracle SQL, IBM DB2, or equivalent)

Technical certification in compliance with DoD Directive 8140 (CompTIA Sec+, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent)

Active DoD clearance

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.

Flexible work from home options available.