Data Lead: Analytics, Governance & Security

Job Summary

xScion is seeking a Data Lead: Analytics, Governance & Security to work on an xScion project team with one of our clients. The candidate will lead analytics enablement, the governance framework, and the security model for the Data Hub. They will define priority reporting and analytics use cases, establish the Data Hub governance framework, recommend and oversee cataloging, lineage, and access-control approaches, and define fine-grained security patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define priority reporting and analytics use cases (360 participant view, pension calculations, compliance analytics, inactive population communications)
• Map use cases to data, security, and tooling requirements
• Establish the Data Hub governance framework: data classification, stewardship roles, approval workflows, retention rules, and incident/breach support aligned with OEB and Federal Reserve policies
• Map regulatory obligations (HIPAA, applicable state benefits laws) to concrete controls, policies, monitoring processes, and evidence expectations within the Data Hub operating model
• Recommend and oversee cataloging, lineage, and access-control approaches (Unity Catalog, AWS Glue Data Catalog, RBAC/ABAC) to support discoverability, traceability, and least-privilege access
• Define fine-grained security patterns: RBAC/ABAC, encryption, key management, logging, and monitoring for highly sensitive data
• Produce audit-ready evaluation reports summarizing compliance posture, risks, mitigations, and supporting evidence for internal audits and external reviews
• Partner with Architecture/Ingestion lead and IV&V lead to ensure governance and security requirements are built into ingestion patterns, data models, and testing from the outset

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business IT Management or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years in data governance, compliance, or information management with direct responsibility for governance framework delivery
• Deep working knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules as applied to health and benefits data
• Familiarity with cataloging and access-control tooling — Unity Catalog, AWS Glue Data Catalog, Collibra, Alation, or equivalent
• Experience with RBAC/ABAC design and fine-grained security controls for cloud data platforms
• Experience producing audit-ready compliance documentation: posture assessments, risk/mitigation evidence packages
• Experience mapping regulatory obligations (HIPAA, state-level benefits law) to data platform controls and monitoring

Qualifications

• Prior work in Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, or other financial regulatory environments
• Prior experience with Databricks Unity Catalog or AWS Lake Formation for fine-grained access control
• CIPP, CIPM, CISSP, or equivalent privacy/security certification
• Background in defined benefit or defined contribution plan compliance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, 401(k) match
• Flexible spending account
• Up to 27 days off a year (including your birthday!)
• Remote work opportunities
• Parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Many other things that inspire balance and flexibility

About xScion

xScion is a woman-owned organization that believes in an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s uniqueness makes us stronger. We are committed to collective excellence and offer great benefits, including:

• Commendable culture – xScion was named Best Places to Work in Virginia 7 times, including 2025.
• Rapid growth – xScion is at the forefront of digital transformation in Financial Services, Healthcare, Nonprofit, and Public Sector, and we welcome new clients to the xScion family.
• Continuous development – xScion invests in its teams' development through Communities of Practice, technology partnerships, sandbox, and certifications and training programs.
• Impactful change – xScion gives its people the opportunity to provide impactful change to their clients and team.
• Equality – xScion is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone’s contributions are valued.

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