[Remote] Data Governance Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is hiring a Data Governance Analyst to support the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Case Management Modernization program. The role establishes and maintains the program’s data governance framework, standards, and controls, partnering with stakeholders to ensure data is managed in line with business, privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of the CMM Data Governance framework, policies, standards, procedures, and operating models
• Serve as a Data Standards Architect, define, document, and maintain data standards, naming conventions, data definitions, data structures, reference data, and governance requirements
• Develop and maintain data governance standards aligned with enterprise architecture, security, privacy, records management, and regulatory requirements
• Establish and maintain data ownership, stewardship, accountability, and decision-rights models
• Partner with Data Stewards, Data Owners, business stakeholders, security, privacy, legal, records management, and technology teams to operationalize governance requirements
• Ensure data assets are appropriately classified and managed based on sensitivity, criticality, and business value
• Support compliance with data privacy, security, retention, classification, records management, and regulatory requirements
• Translate policies and regulatory requirements into actionable data governance controls and procedures
• Identify governance gaps, risks, and areas of non-compliance and coordinate remediation activities
• Support data access, sharing, usage, and lifecycle governance processes
• Participate in governance councils, working groups, and data domain forums
• Develop governance documentation, standards, procedures, decision logs, and supporting artifacts
• Monitor adoption and effectiveness of governance policies and standards
• Support governance-related assessments, audits, and compliance reviews
• Contribute to the development of data governance roadmaps, maturity assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support the data stewardship program by defining data ownership roles, responsibilities, and RACI models across business and technical teams
• Develop training materials and deliver awareness sessions on data governance policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
• Track, analyze, and report data governance program metrics, maturity, and compliance status to leadership and governance councils

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Data Quality
• Governance Framework
• 8 + years of related experience
• MA/MS degree with 5+ years of general experience in information systems and 7+ years of specialized experience
• Demonstrated experience in supporting enterprise data governance programs
• Experience translating governance policy into practical operational processes in delivery environments
• Strong understanding of data quality management, metadata practices, and stewardship models
• Experience governing high-sensitivity or regulated data with clear compliance expectations
• Experience with data quality profiling and monitoring techniques and common tooling patterns
• Experience defining and governing enterprise data standards across multiple teams and delivery pods
• Strong background in data modeling, integration patterns, and change data capture concepts
• Experience with metadata and catalog tools such as Collibra, Alation, or Qlik
• Practical experience implementing glossary and lineage capabilities in modern data platforms
• Ability to translate technical metadata into business-friendly definitions and documentation
• Experience implementing data privacy controls in regulated or high-sensitivity environments
• Experience with access management and operationalizing privacy requirements
• Experience partnering with security, governance, and engineering teams to implement compliant data sharing
• Experience in Federal Government or regulated environments
• Experience with enterprise data governance frameworks and operating models
• Data management certification

Benefits

• Remote work.
• For all US-based employees: a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• For all US-based employees: dental plan options and a vision plan.
• For all US-based employees: a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre- and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits, with a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.

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