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# Senior Data Governance Specialist- (US Citizens w/ Secret Cleara

- **Company:** SWINGTECH, LLC
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Architecture, Data Governance, Identity and Access Management, Meta-Data Management, Metadata Standards, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Data Classification, Data Strategy, Data Management
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9086853/senior-data-governance-specialist-us-citizens-w-secret-cleara

## About the Role

* CDMP or DGSP certification.
 * Experience with Microsoft Purview governance controls.
 * Familiarity with DoD Data Strategy and VAULTIS goals.
 * Experience with federated governance models.
 * Experience developing data classification and access governance frameworks.
 * Experience supporting data stewardship, data quality, metadata management, and governance adoption.

## Description

* Lead data governance planning, documentation, and artifact refinement.
 * Develop or support governance board charters, steward roles, operating procedures, review workflows, and decision processes.
 * Define or refine data classification standards, quality thresholds, naming conventions, metadata standards, and access request processes.
 * Support implementation of governance concepts in Microsoft Purview, including sensitivity labels, domain definitions, ownership metadata, and governance controls.
 * Support role-based access control alignment with Microsoft Entra ID and the Customer governance framework.
 * Co-develop governance artifacts with designated Government stakeholders to support maintainability and long-term adoption.
 * Support data quality reviews, governance maturity tracking, and reporting.
 * Support steward network identification, training concepts, protocols, and community-of-practice activities.
 * Coordinate with the Data Architect to ensure governance requirements are embedded in the technical architecture.
 * Coordinate with the Program Manager to track governance deliverables, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder actions.


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