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General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology
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General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) provides consulting, digital modernization, and application services for government and defense organizations. Its work spans artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and quantum technologies, alongside mission-critical programs in logistics and supply chain management, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also operates across consulting, healthcare, and logistics, with hiring efforts that emphasize diverse teams and employee well-being. GDIT’s roles may suit professionals interested in applying emerging technologies to complex public-sector and national-security challenges.
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Senior Data Scientist – Data Catalog and Metadata Governance at GDIT

Data Scientist supporting GDIT’s NASA programs by cataloging and governing portfolio data. Establishes metadata standards, lineage, and enterprise data catalog adoption.

USUnited States
$81,349 – $103,500 / year
RemoteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredData Scientist
Informatica

Description

  • Support GDIT’s NASA programs
  • Create clear, consistent, searchable records for portfolio datasets
  • Develop and maintain taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, a shared business glossary, metadata standards, and documentation practices
  • Establish cataloging and metadata standards and hold the data team accountable for following them
  • Help analysts, engineers, and program staff locate, interpret, and evaluate data provenance and limitations
  • Onboard new datasets and retire outdated ones
  • Record provenance and ownership, apply sensitivity and controlled (CUI) classifications, and identify data-quality issues
  • Trace end-to-end data lineage across sources, systems, owners, flows, transformations, and downstream consumers
  • Assess, implement, and integrate an enterprise data catalog such as DataHub, Atlan, Collibra, Alation, or Microsoft Purview
  • Define the metadata model and connect the catalog to portfolio data sources
  • Maintain catalog integration with the Dagster data orchestration tool
  • Establish and monitor metadata completeness, documentation, and freshness metrics
  • Increase catalog adoption across the portfolio and act as the contact for data discovery, description, and use

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) focused on data curation, research data management, or informatics, or a related information or data degree with demonstrated cataloging and metadata experience
  • U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain the required agency clearance
  • At least five years of experience in data librarianship, research data services, data curation, metadata, or catalog roles
  • Practical experience operating a data catalog or metadata management platform, including DataHub, Atlan, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or Amundsen, or equivalent experience managing a metadata repository or catalog
  • Understanding of data-team processes, including pipelines, data flows, and how data is produced and used, to accurately capture lineage and metadata
  • Strong knowledge of metadata standards, taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and data dictionaries
  • Proven ability to promote adoption of a catalog, standard, or shared data practice across multiple teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and program audiences
  • Working knowledge of data engineering, including pipelines and orchestration, warehouses and lakes, and transformation workflows
  • Working knowledge of data science practices, including sourcing, preparing, and using data for analysis and modeling

Benefits

  • Medical plan choices, including options with Health Savings Accounts
  • Dental plan choices
  • Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contributions plus company matching
  • Full-flex workweeks where feasible
  • Paid vacation, sick, and personal leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Military leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees
  • An additional 10 paid holidays each year
  • Up to 160 hours of paid family leave during a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Personal accident insurance
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Business travel and accident insurance

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