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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Governance Lead - **Company:** DatamanUSA, LLC - **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Database, Data as a Services, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Information Lifecycle Management, Python (Programming Language), Messaging Application Programming Interface, Metadata, Node.Js, NoSQL, Zero Trust Network Access, Service-Oriented Architecture, SQL Databases, Enterprise Data Management, Privacy Controls, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Platform System, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Serverless Computing, Docker, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/cb5de308-2f7a-4c91-8a26-72e57f2229d7 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree including 12 semesters or 18 quarters of computer science coursework. * Seven (7) years of consultative, administrative, or supervisory experience in IT analysis, data analysis, system maintenance, troubleshooting, or enterprise-level data environments. * 5+ years of hands-on data-focused leadership (architecture, migration, and/or governance). * Experience with enterprise data models, flows, governance, metadata, and lineage. * Experience with data integration, data quality, and migration/conversion patterns. * Working knowledge of Application Programming Interface (API)-based data services, cloud data tools, and modern platforms. * Experience with SQL, NoSQL, and cloud data technologies. * Understanding of regulatory data requirements, privacy standards, and security controls. * Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to large-scale data migration efforts including profiling, mapping, cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and conversion readiness. * Experience with integration patterns such as APIs, ETL/ELT workflows, messaging frameworks, event-driven pipelines, and service-oriented architectures. * Hands-on experience with cloud ecosystems (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform), including data storage, processing, serverless functions, and data security controls. * Familiarity with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) as they relate to data processing workloads. * Proficiency with modern development languages (Java, C#, Python, NodeJS) and associated data manipulation capabilities. * Experience applying Zero Trust principles, encryption standards, authentication/authorization frameworks, and data security controls across platforms. * Deep knowledge of data lifecycle management including ingestion, storage, transformation, integration, consumption, archival, retention, and destruction. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! 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