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Posted Friday, August 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Koniag Advisory and Business Solutions, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect (Governance) to support KABS and our government customer in Washington, DC. The position is hybrid, requires 1 day onsite. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.
We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package, including:
health, dental and vision insurance
401K with company matching
flexible spending accounts
paid holidays
three weeks paid time off
Koniag Advisory and Business Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect (Governance) to support the Digital Workplace workforce by strengthening enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage, stewardship, and trusted data use. This role will help establish practical governance structures that improve data discoverability, quality, accountability, and responsible reuse across mission and business systems. Work will be performed at the client's facility or customer approved remote locations during Eastern Time core business hours.
The Enterprise Data Architect (Governance) will define and operationalize data governance architecture, standards, and integration patterns across the Digital Workplace environment.
Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Develop data governance architecture, policies, standards, stewardship models, metadata models, and data lifecycle practices.
Lead integration planning for data catalog capabilities, business glossary, lineage, quality rules, ownership, and stewardship workflows.
Assess current data assets, data flows, ownership gaps, and governance maturity to recommend practical implementation priorities.
Define data classification, access, privacy, retention, and quality controls in partnership with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders.
Support data catalog configuration, metadata ingestion, source-system integration, and governance workflow design.
Collaborate with data architects, analytics engineers, business owners, and platform teams to align governance with delivery needs.
Produce governance roadmaps, operating procedures, decision records, data standards, and adoption materials.
Education and Experience:
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
8+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data governance, data management, or information management.
Experience implementing data catalog, metadata management, lineage, stewardship, or data quality capabilities.
DAMA, CDMP, DCAM, cloud data, or data governance certification.
Experience supporting federal data strategy, evidence-building, privacy, records, or compliance requirements.
Experience with Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, Informatica, Atlan, or comparable data catalog platforms.
Required Skills and Competencies:
Strong knowledge of data governance operating models, data stewardship, business glossaries, metadata, lineage, data quality, and data lifecycle management.
Ability to translate governance policy into implementable workflows, platform configurations, controls, and accountability structures.
Experience facilitating data ownership decisions with business, technical, cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance stakeholders.
Ability to document data standards, architecture decisions, governance procedures, and implementation plans.
Strong communication skills with the ability to make governance actionable rather than theoretical.
Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Desired Skills and Competencies:
Experience integrating governance platforms with Snowflake, BI tools, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, or enterprise identity systems.
Knowledge of NIST, FISMA, privacy, records management, and data classification concepts relevant to federal environments.
Experience with data mesh, domain stewardship, master data, reference data, or data product operating models.
Familiarity with Agile product delivery and change management for governance adoption.
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The company is an equal opportunity employer.
The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristicprotected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.
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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit
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Worksite address
washington, DC, 20022, US
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