IT - Database Administrator V

About the role

This role leads the governance framework for a major program, establishing and maintaining governance processes, decision-making structures, and escalation procedures. The position involves designing, implementing, and operating the program’s data governance ecosystem to ensure consistent, high-quality data across legacy and modernized platforms. The lead will oversee cross-organizational coordination, facilitate executive-level governance activities, and ensure clear accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance framework for the program, establishing and maintaining processes and decision-making structures.
• Cook up Executive Governance Board (EGB) meetings, including material preparation and tracking follow-up actions.
• Manage cross-organizational issue resolution processes and facilitate stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure governance alignment with collaboration requirements, program standards, and Federal data management expectations.
• Develop and maintain the program’s RACI Matrix within 30 days of onboarding.
• Establish data governance controls, standards, and best practices for high-quality data.
• Support the integration of legacy data environments into modernized platforms.
• Develop and maintain governance documentation, operating procedures, and process workflows.
• Facilitate enterprise-level data governance forums to resolve data quality and ownership issues.
• Collaborate with technical, functional, and business teams to enforce data management policies.
• Maintain governance process performance and recommend improvements.
• Provide guidance on data quality, metadata, master data, and data lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with program-specific data privacy, security, and records management requirements.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience with a BS/BA degree; 3 years with an MS/MA; or a PhD.
• Demonstrated experience leading data governance or enterprise data management initiatives within large, complex Federal or healthcare programs.
• Experience developing and operationalizing governance frameworks and decision-making structures.
• Strong understanding of specific data environments, data standards, and multi-contractor collaboration requirements.
• Experience facilitating governance boards and executive-level forums.
• Experience with governance across legacy systems and modernized platforms.
• Knowledge of data management domains including metadata management, data quality, master data, and stewardship.
• Experience working within Agile environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Experience working with Federal Healthcare programs.
• Experience with enterprise governance tools or platforms (e.g., Collibra, Informatica Axon, or similar).
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as HIPAA and Federal information security standards.
• Experience with data architecture, data modeling, or enterprise information management.
• Experience leading governance for programs undergoing modernization or cloud migration.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CDMP, Data Governance & Stewardship Professional certification, or similar).

Qualifications

Qualifications include a BS/BA degree; 3 years with an MS/MA; or a PhD. Demonstrated experience leading data governance or enterprise data management initiatives within large, complex Federal or healthcare programs. Experience developing and operationalizing governance frameworks and decision-making structures. Strong understanding of specific data environments, data standards, and multi-contractor collaboration requirements. Experience facilitating governance boards and executive-level forums. Experience with governance across legacy systems and modernized platforms. Knowledge of data management domains including metadata management, data quality, master data, and stewardship. Experience working within Agile environments. Ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders. U.S. Citizenship is required. Experience working with Federal Healthcare programs. Experience with enterprise governance tools or platforms (e.g., Collibra, Informatica Axon, or similar). Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as HIPAA and Federal information security standards. Experience with data architecture, data modeling, or enterprise information management. Experience leading governance for programs undergoing modernization or cloud migration. Relevant certifications (e.g., CDMP, Data Governance & Stewardship Professional certification, or similar).

Skills

Skills include knowledge of data management domains including metadata management, data quality, master data, and stewardship. Experience working within Agile environments. Ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders. Relevant certifications (e.g., CDMP, Data Governance & Stewardship Professional certification, or similar).

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

The pay for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The role is a teleworker position based in Arkansas.