Job Description
Job Title: Data Standards SME
Location: Bethesda, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
What You Will Do
Manage the full lifecycle of IC data standards, including requirements definition, standards development, implementation, governance, sustainment, and planned retirement.
+ Implement metadata, semantic, and structural standards to enable interoperability, data discovery, and reuse across IC elements, ICDS, and Services of Common Concern (SoCC).
+ Define and apply data quality frameworks (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness, lineage, provenance) and automated validation rules for shared mission and enterprise data assets.
+ Support the selection, configuration, and governance of tools that enable automated standards adoption and compliance, including:
+ Data catalogs and metadata repositories
+ Schema registries and validation engines
+ Data lineage and impact analysis tools
+ Develop and deliver training materials, playbooks, and reference architectures to support enterprise-wide adoption of data standards.
+ Lead change management efforts, including stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption metrics, to drive consistent implementation across agencies.
+ Establish and monitor KPIs, maturity models, and dashboards to measure standards adoption, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
+ Engage with senior IC technical leadership (CDO, CTO, CIAO, CIO) to drive consensus, resolve conflicts, and align standards with mission and enterprise priorities.
+ Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical working groups and interagency forums to advance IC-wide data standardization.
+ Author technical documentation, white papers, governance artifacts, and strategic roadmaps supporting IC data standards initiatives.
+ Support alignment with IC Directives, IC Data Strategy, Zero Trust data principles, and IC IT Ecosystem integration.
What You Will Need
+ Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph (required at time of hire).
+ Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
+ 8+ years of experience supporting Intelligence Community programs, including enterprise or cross-agency initiatives.
+ Demonstrated experience managing data standards lifecycles (development, implementation, governance, and retirement).
+ Strong knowledge of metadata standards, semantic interoperability, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies, such as:
+ Experience implementing data quality frameworks, validation rules, and compliance monitoring.
+ Hands-on or governance-level familiarity with data standards tooling, such as:
+ Experience defining and tracking KPIs, dashboards, and maturity assessments for data standards programs.
+ Proven ability to lead technical projects and cross-functional teams in complex IC environments.
+ Demonstrated ability to brief, influence, and collaborate with senior technical executives.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
What Would Be Nice to Have (Differentiators that stand out)
+ Master’s degree in data management, Data Architecture, Systems Engineering, or related field.
+ Experience supporting IC-wide or ODNI-led data initiatives.
+ Certifications such as:
+ Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
+ PMP or PgMP
+ CISSP (for governance/security alignment)
+ Familiarity with IC data governance bodies, interoperability initiatives, and IC Capability Requirements processes.
+ Experience aligning data standards with:
+ Zero Trust data principles
+ IC Data Reference Architecture
+ ICD 501, ICD 121, or related IC policy
+ Experience with performance measurement, reporting, and visualization tools supporting data governance programs.
Technologies & Frameworks of Interest (Exposure vs. Hands-On Varies):
+ Data catalogs, metadata repositories, schema registries
+ Data quality, lineage, and validation platforms
+ Enterprise data governance frameworks (e.g., DMBOK)
+ Secure IC cloud or hybrid environments
+ Dashboarding and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
Location: Bethesda, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
What You Will Do
Manage the full lifecycle of IC data standards, including requirements definition, standards development, implementation, governance, sustainment, and planned retirement.
+ Implement metadata, semantic, and structural standards to enable interoperability, data discovery, and reuse across IC elements, ICDS, and Services of Common Concern (SoCC).
+ Define and apply data quality frameworks (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness, lineage, provenance) and automated validation rules for shared mission and enterprise data assets.
+ Support the selection, configuration, and governance of tools that enable automated standards adoption and compliance, including:
+ Data catalogs and metadata repositories
+ Schema registries and validation engines
+ Data lineage and impact analysis tools
+ Develop and deliver training materials, playbooks, and reference architectures to support enterprise-wide adoption of data standards.
+ Lead change management efforts, including stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption metrics, to drive consistent implementation across agencies.
+ Establish and monitor KPIs, maturity models, and dashboards to measure standards adoption, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
+ Engage with senior IC technical leadership (CDO, CTO, CIAO, CIO) to drive consensus, resolve conflicts, and align standards with mission and enterprise priorities.
+ Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical working groups and interagency forums to advance IC-wide data standardization.
+ Author technical documentation, white papers, governance artifacts, and strategic roadmaps supporting IC data standards initiatives.
+ Support alignment with IC Directives, IC Data Strategy, Zero Trust data principles, and IC IT Ecosystem integration.
What You Will Need
+ Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph (required at time of hire).
+ Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
+ 8+ years of experience supporting Intelligence Community programs, including enterprise or cross-agency initiatives.
+ Demonstrated experience managing data standards lifecycles (development, implementation, governance, and retirement).
+ Strong knowledge of metadata standards, semantic interoperability, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies, such as:
+ Experience implementing data quality frameworks, validation rules, and compliance monitoring.
+ Hands-on or governance-level familiarity with data standards tooling, such as:
+ Experience defining and tracking KPIs, dashboards, and maturity assessments for data standards programs.
+ Proven ability to lead technical projects and cross-functional teams in complex IC environments.
+ Demonstrated ability to brief, influence, and collaborate with senior technical executives.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
What Would Be Nice to Have (Differentiators that stand out)
+ Master’s degree in data management, Data Architecture, Systems Engineering, or related field.
+ Experience supporting IC-wide or ODNI-led data initiatives.
+ Certifications such as:
+ Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
+ PMP or PgMP
+ CISSP (for governance/security alignment)
+ Familiarity with IC data governance bodies, interoperability initiatives, and IC Capability Requirements processes.
+ Experience aligning data standards with:
+ Zero Trust data principles
+ IC Data Reference Architecture
+ ICD 501, ICD 121, or related IC policy
+ Experience with performance measurement, reporting, and visualization tools supporting data governance programs.
Technologies & Frameworks of Interest (Exposure vs. Hands-On Varies):
+ Data catalogs, metadata repositories, schema registries
+ Data quality, lineage, and validation platforms
+ Enterprise data governance frameworks (e.g., DMBOK)
+ Secure IC cloud or hybrid environments
+ Dashboarding and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
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