Data Governance Architect/Metadata Management

  • Washington, DC
  • Posted 14 hours ago | Updated 14 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
$60+
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Data Governance
Data Management
Metadata
Databricks
KPI
RBAC
RMF
Unity
Data Architecture
Enterprise Architecture

Job Details

Job Title: Data Governance Architect/Metadata Management Location: Washington DC/ Remote
Duration: 12+ Months
Key Responsibilities:
Architect Governance Across Domains:

  • Design and implement governance strategies spanning data (e.g. data access, quality, lineage), platforms (e.g. pipelines, observability, service ownership), and AI (e.g. model transparency, bias detection, monitoring).

Build Tooling and Automation:

  • Define and implement tooling for policy enforcement, access management, metadata tracking, AI explainability, and auditability. Tools may include Collibra, Informatica, Databricks Unity Catalog, custom APIs, or cloud-native policy engines.

Create Reusable Patterns and Templates:

  • Develop modular governance blueprints reference architectures, reusable workflows, templates, and policy-as-code to accelerate delivery while ensuring compliance.

Collaborate Across Product and Architecture:

  • Partner with platform architects, domain leads, data product owners, and legal/compliance to align governance and ethical principles and with business and regulatory needs.

Enable and Educate Teams:

  • Work with enablement and platform teams to embed governance tools into developer workflows, empower stewards and analysts with self-service controls, and drive adoption of best practices.

Monitor and Adapt:

  • Establish KPIs and metrics to measure effectiveness of governance processes and tooling, and iterate based on platform maturity, business feedback, and risk profiles.
  • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices. Experiment with new tools and approaches to continuously improve the data Management ecosystem.

What You ll Bring:

  • 8+ years of experience in data architecture, enterprise governance, platform engineering, or compliance technology
  • Deep understanding of modern data stacks (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Informatica, Denodo) and governance platforms (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Unity Catalog)
  • Familiarity with AI governance, including model lifecycle management, transparency, ethics, bias detection, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST RMF, EU AI Act)
  • Experience with metadata management, access control, lineage, quality frameworks, and enforcement techniques (policy-as-code, APIs, RBAC/ABAC)
  • Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect governance strategy to practical engineering constraints
  • Effective communicator across business, engineering, and compliance audiences.

About IDEXCEL, INC
Idexcel is an IT services organization, with a mission to bring great people and great organizations together. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, banking & financial services, food & commodities trading and federal organizations. Our teams of experienced recruiters directly work with client companies seeking exceptional people to help with their business initiatives. Idexcel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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