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This role ensures that data across Security Cooperation programs-including Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Building Partner Capacity (BPC), Institutional Capacity Building (ICB), International Military Education and Training (IMET), Humanitarian Assistance, and Security Cooperation workforce development-is trusted, secure, discoverable, and actionable.\nThe Data Governance Lead will develop governance policies, data standards, metadata management, taxonomy, master data management, and lifecycle processes that enable secure information sharing, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and enterprise knowledge management. Working across functional and technical teams, the incumbent will facilitate governance councils, promote data stewardship, and ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity, records management, and data strategy requirements.\nThis position plays a critical role in transforming fragmented information into a strategic enterprise asset that supports decision-making, operational readiness, partner nation engagement, and institutional learning across the Security Cooperation enterprise.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nEnterprise Data Governance\nDevelop and implement the enterprise Data Governance Framework for the Security Cooperation platform.\nEstablish governance policies, standards, procedures, and operating models aligned with DoD data strategies.\nLead governance activities that promote data quality, consistency, accessibility, and accountability.\nDevelop governance maturity roadmaps and implementation plans.\nFacilitate cross-functional governance councils and working 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governance performance.\nKnowledge Management Integration\nCollaborate with Knowledge Management teams to improve discoverability and reuse of Security Cooperation knowledge.\nDevelop governance processes supporting AI-enabled search and enterprise knowledge repositories.\nStandardize document classification and information architecture.\nEnable organizational learning through structured information management.\nMaster and Reference Data Management\nEstablish governance for master data domains, including organizations, partner nations, personnel, programs, courses, authorities, funding sources, and capability areas.\nDevelop enterprise reference data standards.\nCoordinate master data synchronization across systems.\nData Architecture Collaboration\nPartner with enterprise architects and solution architects to align governance with technical architecture.\nReview solution designs to ensure compliance with governance standards.\nSupport cloud-native data architectures within AWS environments.\nEnsure governance requirements are incorporated into system development lifecycles.\nAI Readiness & Information Management\nPrepare enterprise information assets for Generative AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics.\nDevelop governance standards supporting Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.\nEnsure structured metadata supports AI search accuracy and transparency.\nEstablish governance for AI-generated content where appropriate.\nSecurity & Compliance\nEnsure compliance with the DoD Data Strategy, DoD Information Enterprise Architecture, Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-53, DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG), Federal Records Act, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements, and information lifecycle management policies.\nCoordinate with cybersecurity teams to ensure governance supports secure information sharing.\nStakeholder Engagement\nLead governance workshops with Security Cooperation stakeholders.\nBuild consensus across operational, educational, technical, and leadership communities.\nPresent governance recommendations to senior government leadership.\nDevelop governance documentation, policies, standards, and executive briefings.\nSuccess Measures\nSuccess in this role will be demonstrated by:\nEstablishing a sustainable enterprise Data Governance Program adopted across Security Cooperation organizations.\nImproving data quality, consistency, and trust through measurable governance metrics.\nImplementing standardized metadata and taxonomy that significantly enhance information discoverability.\nEnabling AI-ready data and knowledge assets that support advanced search, analytics, and decision support.\nIncreasing reuse of institutional knowledge through improved governance and content lifecycle management.\nReducing duplicate, obsolete, and conflicting information across enterprise repositories.\nAchieving compliance with DoD data governance, records management, and cybersecurity requirements.\nBuilding an active network of data stewards who sustain governance practices across the enterprise.\nWork Environment\nThe Data Governance Lead operates at the intersection of mission operations, enterprise technology, and organizational governance. This position requires collaboration with senior defense leaders, Security Cooperation practitioners, data architects, cybersecurity professionals, instructional designers, and knowledge management specialists to ensure that enterprise data is managed as a strategic asset.\nThe role is central to enabling data-informed decision-making, AI-enabled knowledge discovery, and enterprise interoperability across the Security Cooperation community while supporting the Department of Defense's broader digital modernization objectives.\nRequirements\nRequired Qualifications\nHands-on experience establishing enterprise data governance and data stewardship models.\n2+ years of experience in enterprise data management, data governance, or information management.\nExperience with AWS, Microsoft Purview, SharePoint Online, Power BI, and SQL.\nExperience with core data governance practices, including data governance frameworks, metadata management, data cataloging, data quality management, Master Data 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