Job Description
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Join the Nalley Consulting team at Southcom HQ.
Position:
Data Governance & Metadata Scientist
LCAT:
Mid
Location:
SOUTHCOM HQ, Doral, FL / Off-site
Office:
U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND J2
Required clearance:
No
Required education:
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.
Description:
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Establish and maintain metadata governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with DoD data management policies and interoperability with a Data Catalog.
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Develop automated metadata tagging processes to improve data discoverability, classification, and lineage tracking within the Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) platform.
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Implement and manage data governance workflows, ensuring integration with OpenLineage, Unity Catalog, and GIS metadata standards.
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Submit the Metadata & Data Governance Compliance Report, detailing lineage tracking, classification policies, and security enhancements.
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Required Experience:
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Possess the 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.
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Must be proficient in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity
Catalog/OpenLineage),
schema alignment, and governance best practices.
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Expertise in geospatial data standards,



data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies is required.
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Must have demonstrated experience in implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments.
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Must have demonstrated experience in tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories.
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Must have demonstrated experience in utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management.
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Must have demonstrated experience in enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets.
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Desired Qualifications:
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Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
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ABOUT NALLEY CONSULTING
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Nalley Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business working with prime partners to staff Department of Defense and Intelligence Community positions. Created by a U.S. Navy intelligence veteran, Nalley Consulting has grown to include multiple IDIQ vehicles in several states.
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Nalley Consulting fringe perks include:
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Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
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PTO
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11 paid federal holidays
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Tuition assistance
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Paid military-reserve leave
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Paid parental leave for birth or adoption
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401k matching up to 5 percent of the base salary
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Flex time
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Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
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📌 Data Governance & Metadata Scientist - Mid (Victoria)
🏢 Nalley Consulting
📍 Victoria