Data Analyst Data Governance Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices. The Data Governance Manager ensures end-to-end governance of satellite network data by establishing and maintaining standards, lineage, controls, and data-quality frameworks that support reliable analytics for various planning and regulatory purposes.
Responsibilities:
• Establish data governance models, principles, and operating processes for satellite‑network datasets.
• Define and enforce data policies, standards, classification rules, lifecycle guidelines, and governance controls.
• Integrate governance requirements into planning workflows, data pipelines, and change management processes.
• Maintain data catalog, glossary, metadata repositories, and end‑to‑end lineage for critical planning and mobility datasets.
• Ensure data discoverability, semantic consistency, and traceability across engineering and analytics systems.
• Set data quality SLAs/SLOs, implement automated checks, and lead remediation for issues impacting planning accuracy or regulatory reporting.
• Ensure data compliance with regulatory reporting, internal governance, and audit requirements.
• Maintain audit‑ready artifacts and evidence of lineage, access governance, and data controls.
• Define stewardship roles, collaborate with planning, engineering, and analytics teams, and align data definitions with system‑level needs.
• Certify trusted datasets for BPMS analytics, RAN planning, mobility modeling, and forecasting.
• Govern schema changes, version control, and data lifecycle evolution across platforms.
• Deliver dashboards and reporting on data quality, lineage completeness, control adherence, risks, and remediation status.
• Data governance charter and operating model; documented policies, standards, and control catalogs.
• Enterprise data catalog with business glossary, certified data products, and end‑to‑end lineage maps.
• Data quality framework with rules, SLAs/SLOs, scorecards, monitoring, and remediation workflows.
• Stewardship model with ownership matrix (RACI), steward roster, and council meeting cadence notes.
• Approved data models and definitions for BPMS, RAN planning, mobility modeling, and regulatory datasets.
• Access governance artifacts (classification, RBAC/ABAC matrices), audit logs, and evidence packs.
• Change management procedures covering schema/versioning, impact assessments, and rollback plans.
• Quarterly governance dashboards (DQ trends, lineage completeness, incidents, SLA adherence).
• Regulatory reporting data packs with traceable lineage, control evidence, and sign‑off records.
• Deployment readiness “data certification” checklists for market activation and ongoing operations.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data/Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in data governance, data management, or metadata/lineage/data quality leadership roles.
• Experience governing analytics for telecom/satellite, networks, or other complex, regulated data environments.
• Proven track record establishing policies/standards, implementing catalogs/lineage, and enforcing data quality controls.
• Demonstrated cross‑functional leadership partnering with engineering, analytics, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Data governance frameworks and artifacts (policies, standards, stewardship, RACI, control catalogs).
• Metadata/lineage management and data catalog administration (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Apache Atlas, Unity Catalog).
• Data quality frameworks and tooling (rule‑based and statistical checks; DQ SLAs, scorecards, monitoring, remediation).
• Master & reference data management (MDM/RDM) and semantic modeling (conceptual/logical/physical).
• Access governance (RBAC/ABAC), data classification, PII handling, encryption, and audit logging.
• Cloud data platforms and pipelines (Azure/AWS; Databricks/Spark; Snowflake/Redshift; Synapse/Delta Lake).
• Practical understanding of network/satellite data domains (telemetry, coverage/traffic KPIs, mobility events, spectrum/logs, cost/deployment data).
• Structured, detail‑oriented problem solving with a strong documentation mindset.
• Ability to translate regulatory and engineering requirements into clear data controls and standards.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Change management leadership for data lifecycle governance and platform evolution.
• Ability to prioritize in a fast‑paced environment and drive outcomes through influence.
• SQL for profiling and validation; familiarity with Python/Spark for quality rules and data tests.
• Experience with data catalogs, lineage tools, and DQ platforms; BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) for governance dashboards.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD for data (versioning, release pipelines) and collaboration tools (Jira/Confluence).
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Windows/Linux environments.
• Ability to work in a standard office or lab environment and operate a computer for extended periods.
Preferred:
• Master’s degree (Data/Information Management, Analytics, or similar) is a plus.
• Occasional travel for cross‑functional workshops, audits, and market activation readiness reviews.
Company:
AST SpaceMobile is a space-based broadband cellular network company for unmodified mobile devices. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Midland, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.