Data Governance & Quality Analyst

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$111K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in data governance and quality analysis
  • Strong analytical thinking and data quality skills
  • Familiarity with data access protocols and compliance requirements
  • Knowledge of tools such as Collibra, Databricks, and Apache Atlas
  • US Citizenship required for security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Execute data governance and quality operations for multiple security enclaves
  • Maintain and verify data catalog entries and metadata completeness
  • Perform assessments of data quality and integrity using various tools
  • Process data-access requests and ensure compliance with governance policies
  • Document governance rules and collaborate on domain models with data engineers
  • Develop governance communication materials for mission users
  • Track and report on governance metrics for operational transparency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match and flexible contribution options
  • Variety of paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Short and long-term disability insurance and life coverage
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work/life balance
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Data Access, Data Quality
Certifications:
None
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Data Governance & Quality Analyst at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

The Advana team is seeking a Data Governance & Quality Analyst

to join their programAdvana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

Data Governance & Quality Analyst
  • Executes data governance and data quality operations that support metadata accuracy, controlled access, and compliant data usage across Advana systems operating on Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.
  • Maintains data catalog entries, verifies metadata completeness, updates lineage information, and validates role-based access controls using platforms such as Collibra, Apache Atlas, and Databricks Unity Catalog.
  • Performs data quality assessments that analyze completeness, schema conformity, reference integrity, and anomaly patterns using Databricks workflows, SQL validation checks, and automated profiling tools.
  • Processes data-access requests by reviewing justification, confirming stewardship approval, validating policy alignment, and updating role entitlements.
  • Coordinates with data engineers to document domain models, governance rules, and pipeline-level quality constraints.
  • Supports development of training materials, stewardship guides, onboarding manuals, and governance communication products distributed to mission users.
  • Collects feedback from data stewards, consolidates analytic observations, and prepares improvement recommendations for governance leadership.
  • Tracks metrics including catalog update frequency, quality defect volume, remediation cycle time, and user engagement with governance tools.
  • Produces recurring reports and documentation that strengthen governance transparency and operational discipline.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Analyst Principal must have:
• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• Experience: 3+ years of related experience
• Certification: TIAT II (CompTIA Security+ CE, CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA Cloud+, Cisco CCNA Security, GIAC GSEC, GIAC GCED, or ISC² SSCP)
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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