Metadata / Data Cataloging Analyst

Job description

Job Family: Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust Job Summary: The Metadata / Data Cataloging Analyst (Senior Consultant) supports enterprise metadata baselining, data catalog tool evaluation, and governance workflow operationalization by executing structured metadata intake, normalization, validation, and evidence-based documentation across DHA stakeholders. This role is hands-on: conducting in-person/virtual interviews with system owners, data stewards, and SMEs to capture and standardize technical, business, operational, and security metadata in catalog-ready formats; and supporting steward validation cycles to ensure accuracy and completeness. In addition, this role performs hands-on evaluation of data catalog solutions as part of an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), including requirements-to-capability mapping, demos, evidence capture, gap documentation, and synthesis of tradeoffs aligned to DHA priorities (e.g., integration, lineage, governance workflows, access/security, usability, and vendor support). The role also contributes to optional governance and lifecycle pilots by supporting federated...