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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Governance & Catalog Specialist - **Company:** Accenture - **Location:** Suitland-Silver Hill, MD, United States - **Salary:** $86,400.0 - $176,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Auditing, Data Validation, Data Systems, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Raw Data, SQL Databases, Scripting, Postman, Snowflake, Collibra, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/data-governance-catalog-specialist-509978314 ## About the Role * Must be a U.S. citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a Top Secret * Strong user-level experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman). * Experience using data catalog interfaces such as Snowflake, Collibra and metadata tagging platforms. * Familiarity with SQL and scripting languages (e.g., Python) for data validation, cleansing, and analysis. * Experience in data quality assurance, functional testing, and developing technical documentation. * Strong analytical mindset with the ability to understand data from both the technical engineering and mission-user perspectives. * Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate consumer needs into actionable technical feedback for developers., * Experience supporting data mesh architecture or working within enabling/advocacy teams. * Prior work with federal mission environments, especially Air Force or intelligence-aligned data platforms. * Experience collaborating with early adopters or mission partners to refine data product design and quality standards. * Background in developing user-friendly documentation and onboarding materials for data systems. ## Description As a Data Governance & Catalog Specialist at AFS, you will implement and manage the data cataloging and metadata strategy for the product. The work: * Act as the primary quality and testing authority for data products, serving as the bridge between engineering teams and mission data consumers. * Help advise mission partners at the Air Force Base on what good data products should look like, including service-level agreements (SLAs), service-level objectives (SLOs), availability expectations, and quality standards. * Develop and execute test plans for data pipelines, APIs, and data products to ensure accuracy, completeness, reliability, and compliance with requirements. * Perform functional testing from a consumer perspective, ensuring data is discoverable in the enterprise catalog, accessible through APIs, and aligned with documented metadata. * Help mission users understand tools and methods for cleaning, interpreting, and translating raw data into structured, usable formats. * Utilize catalog and metadata tools, automated metadata tagging services, Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir, and/or Collibra to support data quality validation and catalog readiness. * Serve as a member of the Enabling Team, advocating for data mesh principles and supporting DME adoption by helping consumers find, understand, and use data products. * Create and maintain user-facing documentation, tutorials, and "getting started" guides. * Gather feedback from early adopters and mission partners to maintain a continuous improvement loop for both the data products and the underlying platform. ## Related Videos - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [A Data Mesh needs Open Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/505-a-data-mesh-needs-open-metadata) - [No more Node: Build APIs with Flask and test it with Postman](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/563-no-more-node-build-apis-with-flask-and-test-it-with-postman) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Bringing Clarity to Event Streams: Enabling Analytics and AI Through Rich Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1616-bringing-clarity-to-event-streams-enabling-analytics-and-ai-through-rich-metadata) - [Are Your APIs Ready for AI Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2004-are-your-apis-ready-for-ai-agents) ## Related Articles - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production)