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# Data Cataloging Engineer

- **Company:** Guidehouse Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Salary:** $74,000.0 - $124,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Digital Assets, Meta-Data Management, Management of Software Versions, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, SC Clearance, Data Lakes, Data Lineage, Data Management, Databricks
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dcjobsite.com/job.asp?id=3361190422&tx=JT9486TYT&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Active Secret clearance.
 * Experience supporting or working within federal government data environments.
 * 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.


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