Citizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government.  We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values:  Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future.  No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.

Primary Duties:

• Be high-energy, proactive, results-oriented personality with strong communication skills.
• Provide project and technical leadership in a complex multi-project/task order-based Agile environment.
• Manage the project team to successfully complete on-time and in-budget tasks while ensuring quality and performance standards are met or exceeded.
• Have the ability to analyze SOWs and requirement documents to estimate the level of effort and staffing needs and assist in fleshing out detailed technical requirements.
• Develop strong business relationships and effectively interact with business owners, mission partners, and project team members in detail.
• Serve as a liaison between the business and its functional and technical areas of technology and protect sensitive and confidential data.
• Lead on aligning data sharing between the enterprise and its clients, vendors, and partners.
• Lead and coordinate with senior and top management, such as IT business and Operations heads, regarding Data Governance.
• Develop and enforce DHS-approved Enterprise Architecture methodologies, IT Governance, and Standard Operating Procedures and participate in ongoing process improvement efforts.
• Manage across multiple projects, be proactive in risk management, identify and minimize scope creep, and perform impact analysis for new requirements, features, or functions.
• Adapt to an enterprise data governance framework for data practices, policies, and standards both at a technical and functional level.
• The Data Governance Officer also serves as a single point of contact for data quality and governance.
• Enforce data practices as per changing regulatory policies in the enterprise and meet compliance requirements from time to time.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of Data Protection and Data quality standards across the enterprise.
• To resolve end-to-end issues regarding Data Governance that may arise from different departments in the Enterprise.
• Design & Develop Data Governance RoadMap and provide reports regarding the progress from time to time.
• Identify the new business opportunities with the use of data assets to achieve efficiency and represent the data as the business asset.
• Coordinate regarding the implementation of Data Governance Strategy across operational units
• Advise management regarding the Data Policy and the emerging opportunities it brings.

• At least ten (10) years of experience comprised of leading Federal IT Transformation and IT. Modernization, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management, and Governance within the last 24 months.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS CISA suitability.
• Ability to understand all deliverables and associated contractual requirements.
• Ability to develop recommendations to support mission goals, requirements, and sustainment of improvements.
• Ability to facilitate stakeholder meetings at all levels on the topics of data, analytics, and Machine
• Learning/Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI).
• Experience in Data Governance and Data Architecture. Data Standards and Open Data.
• Experience with the development of Conceptual/Local/Physical Data Models.
• Experience with designing Data Integration projects and Data Pipelines.
• Experience with Data Lake concepts.
• Experience in Data Science and ML/AI.
• Experience in Informatica, Databricks, and Collibra.
• Exceptional leadership and organizational skills, capable of managing large teams and complex projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, adept at engaging with various stakeholders to foster collaboration and support.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools, with a keen ability to track progress and manage resources effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage risks proactively, ensuring project deliverables are achieved on time and within budget

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• Required Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Clearance Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship required
• Active Public Trust or have the ability to obtain one.

Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.