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Data Governance Manager

Alexandria, VA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 11 hours ago

Full Time

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SAIC

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Skills

Extract
Transform
Load
Mentorship
Delegation
Change Management
ADS
Microsoft SSIS
Data Governance
Quality Assurance
Meta-data Management
Regulatory Compliance
Evaluation
Data Quality
Root Cause Analysis
Optimization
Scalability
Analytical Skill
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Bridging
Security Clearance
Leadership
Management
DevOps
Relational Databases
Cloud Computing
Reporting
Security+
Microsoft Azure
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2613275

Location: Alexandria, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-03

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Data Governance

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Data Operations Manager to serve as the senior technical authority and department leader for data pipeline operations and governance supporting the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS). In this strategic role, you will lead the Data Operations Team, establish operational objectives, manage the full data lifecycle, and ensure data quality and compliance across the organization. You will interact frequently with senior-level customer representatives and business leaders to define data requirements and governance policies, minimizing risk while maximizing data utility.

This position is fully on-site in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities:

Establish operational objectives, policies, and work plans, while leading, mentoring, and delegating assignments to a specialized Data Operations Team.
Act as the primary liaison for senior-level customers and leadership, interacting frequently to collect data requirements, prioritize change management, and lead executive and technical briefings.
Manage data feeds and requirements from Authoritative Data Sources (ADS), overseeing strategic ingestion and transformation pipelines utilizing Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SSIS packages.
Enforce data governance standards, quality assurance, metadata cataloging, and data lineage validation to minimize risk and ensure organizational compliance.
Oversee the evaluation and measurement of data quality and freshness, ensuring robust root-cause analysis processes are in place so that all ingested data is acceptable to Data Consumers.
Guide the strategic architecture, development, and continuous optimization of data feeds to improve delivery efficiency, system performance, and pipeline scalability as data is ingested into DRRS.
Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to foster a collaborative environment, effectively bridging the gap between technical execution teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance
Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more of related experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience
Proven experience in senior leadership and overseeing data operations or DevOps policies for enterprise production data pipelines.
Strong understanding of data pipelines, data lakes, and relational databases in cloud environments (preferably Azure).
Familiarity with readiness reporting, classified data handling, and the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) is highly desirable.
Desired certifications (e.g., Security+, AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator) are a plus.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2613275
Posted 1 day ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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