Data Governance & Catalog Specialist

The role

You will implement and manage the data cataloging and metadata strategy for the product. You will act as a quality and testing authority for data products and advise mission partners on data standards.

What you will do

• Act as the primary quality and testing authority for data products
• Advise mission partners at the Air Force Base on data product standards
• Develop and execute test plans for data pipelines, APIs, and data products
• Perform functional testing from a consumer perspective
• Help mission users understand tools and methods for cleaning and translating data
• Utilize catalog and metadata tools to support data quality validation
• Serve as a member of the Enabling Team advocating for data mesh principles
• Create and maintain user-facing documentation, tutorials, and guides
• Gather feedback from early adopters and mission partners

Required qualifications

• U.S. citizen
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• User-level experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman)
• Experience using data catalog interfaces such as Snowflake, Collibra and metadata tagging platforms
• Familiarity with SQL and scripting languages (e.g., Python)
• Experience in data quality assurance, functional testing, and developing technical documentation
• Strong analytical mindset

Nice to have

• Experience supporting data mesh architecture or working within enabling/advocacy teams
• Prior work with federal mission environments, especially Air Force or intelligence-aligned data platforms
• Experience collaborating with early adopters or mission partners to refine data product design and quality standards
• Background in developing user-friendly documentation and onboarding materials for data systems

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.