Data Governance & Metadata Scientist - SOUTHCOM EDA

Celestar, a B&A Company, is seeking a Data Governance & Metadata Scientist to support USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. If interested and meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding and impactful opportunity.

ANTICIPATED AWARD: July 2026

ANTICIPATED START: July 2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 1 Base Year + 3 Option Years

LOCATION: Remote

Part-Time: 0.50 FTE

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: This position does not require a security clearance; however, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

About Us:

Celestar, a B&A Company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company-paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Responsibilities:

• Proposed personnel possess the knowledge and capability to develop, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks, ensuring metadata consistency, lineage tracking, and interoperability between Data Lake, ESRI Kubernetes environments, and external data sources.
• Personnel must be proficient in metadata management, data lineage tracking (Unity Catalog/OpenLineage), schema alignment, and governance best practices.
• Expertise in geospatial data standards, data cataloging, and compliance with DoD metadata policies is required.

Required Qualifications and Skills (Must Be Reflected on Your Resume):

• A Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Management, GIS, or a related field -OR- A minimum of 5 years of equivalent experience in data governance, metadata management, or geospatial data integration.
• Must have demonstrated experience in Implementing metadata governance frameworks for structured and unstructured data in cloud-based environments.
• Tracking data lineage and ensuring metadata synchronization across a Data Catalog, ESRI Kubernetes, and enterprise metadata repositories.
• Utilizing OpenLineage, Apache Atlas, or similar tools for metadata and data lineage management.
• Enforcing compliance with DoD metadata policies and NSG tradecraft standards for geospatial datasets.

Desired but not Required Certifications:

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), DAMA Certified Data Governance Professional (DGSP), or ESRI Geospatial Data Management Certificatio .

Come on board with a company that Values its Employees!

Celestar Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Celestar Corporation prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same-sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; marital status; service member/protected veteran status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.