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Data Governance Specialist

Arkhya Tech. Inc.
Seattle, WA Contractor
POSTED ON 8/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/24/2026

Hiring Data Governance Specialist

Location: Seattle, WA | Dallas, TX | Phoenix, AZ | Charleston, SC

Work Model: Hybrid – 1–2 days/week

Employment: Full-Time / Contract

Experience: 6–8 years


Requirements

  • Need Independent candidates only.



Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement data governance roadmaps, standards, processes, and practices.
  • Lead data catalog initiatives covering metadata, lineage, documentation, and data discovery.
  • Define data stewardship roles and governance responsibilities.
  • Assess and onboard data domain teams.
  • Address data quality, integrity, governance, and protection issues.
  • Work closely with business and IT stakeholders in an Agile environment.


Required Skills

  • 8 years of IT experience with 5 years in Data Governance & Data Cataloging.
  • Strong SQL, Python, databases, and data structures experience.
  • Experience with Alation, Collibra, or similar data catalog platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of metadata management, Business Glossary, Lineage, Data Dictionaries, and ETL.
  • Experience with REST/OpenAPI and API development.
  • Power BI/Tableau experience is a plus.

Send your updated resume to julie.k@arkhyatech.com

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