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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Cataloging Engineer - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Tysons, VA, United States - **Salary:** $74,000.0 - $124,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Digital Assets, Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Management of Software Versions, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, SC Clearance, Data Lakes, Data Lineage, Data Management, Databricks - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us69da3e80c887790d6b8e41eda4301701/eaa ## About the Role Hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, metadata management, and data ingestion workflows. Understanding of enterprise data governance practices including lineage, cataloging, quality, and stewardship. Ability to document datasets, schemas, transformations, and lineage in a structured, repeatable manner. Strong collaboration skills to work with both technical and mission stakeholders. What Would Be Nice To Have: Experience working within Advana or similar large-scale government analytics platforms. Familiarity with Apache Spark, Unity Catalog, or other metadata-centric technologies in Databricks. Knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA or DoD data management policies. Experience supporting federal data engineering or data governance workstreams tied to RFP submissions. ## Description Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise metadata catalogs to ensure datasets are fully documented, traceable, and discoverable for mission stakeholders. Implement data governance and cataloging standards aligned with Advana's architecture. Operate within Databricks-based environments to capture, structure, and manage metadata for diverse data assets. Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and mission analysts to ensure catalog completeness, quality, and alignment with government data governance practices. Support ingestion workflows by tagging, classifying, and documenting datasets as they enter the ecosystem. Monitor metadata accuracy, resolve catalog inconsistencies, and update documentation as datasets evolve. Provide support for auditability, data lineage, schema versioning, and compliance-related metadata requirements. Work on-site at government facilities in Washington, DC or Northern Virginia, or remotely depending on project needs. What You Will Need: Active Secret clearance. Experience supporting or working within federal government data environments., All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . 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All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee., Do you love decomposing problems to develop products that impact millions of people around the world? 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