Job#: 3039273 Job Description: IT - Database Administrator V
Location: Home, Arkansas (Teleworker)
Role Overview
This role leads the governance framework for a major program, establishing and maintaining governance processes, decision-making structures, and escalation procedures. The position involves designing, implementing, and operating the program's data governance ecosystem to ensure consistent, high-quality data across legacy and modernized platforms. The lead will oversee cross-organizational coordination, facilitate executive-level governance activities, and ensure clear accountability.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the governance framework for the program, establishing and maintaining processes and decision-making structures.
- Coordinate Executive Governance Board (EGB) meetings, including material preparation and tracking follow-up actions.
- Manage cross-organizational issue resolution processes and facilitate stakeholder alignment.
- Ensure governance alignment with collaboration requirements, program standards, and Federal data management expectations.
- Develop and maintain the program's RACI Matrix within 30 days of onboarding.
- Establish data governance controls, standards, and best practices for high-quality data.
- Support the integration of legacy data environments into modernized platforms.
- Develop and maintain governance documentation, operating procedures, and process workflows.
- Facilitate enterprise-level data governance forums to resolve data quality and ownership issues.
- Collaborate with technical, functional, and business teams to enforce data management policies.
- Monitor governance process performance and recommend improvements.
- Provide guidance on data quality, metadata, master data, and data lifecycle management.
- Ensure compliance with program-specific data privacy, security, and records management requirements.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of experience with a BS/BA degree; 3 years with an MS/MA; or a PhD.
- Demonstrated experience leading data governance or enterprise data management initiatives within large, complex Federal or healthcare programs.
- Experience developing and operationalizing governance frameworks and decision-making structures.
- Strong understanding of specific data environments, data standards, and multi-contractor collaboration requirements.
- Experience facilitating governance boards and executive-level forums.
- Experience with governance across legacy systems and modernized platforms.
- Knowledge of data management domains including metadata management, data quality, master data, and stewardship.
- Experience working within Agile environments.
- Ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Federal Healthcare programs.
- Experience with enterprise governance tools or platforms (e.g., Collibra, Informatica Axon, or similar).
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as HIPAA and Federal information security standards.
- Experience with data architecture, data modeling, or enterprise information management.
- Experience leading governance for programs undergoing modernization or cloud migration.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CDMP, Data Governance & Stewardship Professional certification, or similar).
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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