Data Standard SME

Providing exceptional solutions for our customers requires proven experience and positive results. At TRIAEM, we care and invest in our people to ensure they are prepared to deliver superior services across a wide array of mission challenges. We specialize in systems engineering & architecture, scientific & technological analysis, data management, and cyber security solutions. With over ten years of experience supporting the US Government and International Partners, we know what it takes to ask the right questions, capture the right information, and deliver timely, accurate solutions.

Caring and investing in our people means an environment where you can learn and grow while continuously being challenged. We offer industry-leading benefits and paid time off that allow you to focus on supporting our customers while maintaining the important work/life balance. If you are looking for a company that values you as an individual and welcomes your ideas, contributions, and experience, TRIAEM is the place for you!

Job Description
Job Title: Data Standards SME

Location: Bethesda, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

What You Will Do

Manage the full lifecycle of IC data standards, including requirements definition, standards development, implementation, governance, sustainment, and planned retirement.

• Implement metadata, semantic, and structural standards to enable interoperability, data discovery, and reuse across IC elements, ICDS, and Services of Common Concern (SoCC).
• Define and apply data quality frameworks (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness, lineage, provenance) and automated validation rules for shared mission and enterprise data assets.
• Support the selection, configuration, and governance of tools that enable automated standards adoption and compliance, including:
• Data catalogs and metadata repositories
• Schema registries and validation engines
• Data lineage and impact analysis tools
• Develop and deliver training materials, playbooks, and reference architectures to support enterprise-wide adoption of data standards.
• Lead change management efforts, including stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption metrics, to drive consistent implementation across agencies.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, maturity models, and dashboards to measure standards adoption, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Engage with senior IC technical leadership (CDO, CTO, CIAO, CIO) to drive consensus, resolve conflicts, and align standards with mission and enterprise priorities.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical working groups and interagency forums to advance IC-wide data standardization.
• Author technical documentation, white papers, governance artifacts, and strategic roadmaps supporting IC data standards initiatives.
• Support alignment with IC Directives, IC Data Strategy, Zero Trust data principles, and IC IT Ecosystem integration.

What You Will Need

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph (required at time of hire).

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience supporting Intelligence Community programs, including enterprise or cross-agency initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing data standards lifecycles (development, implementation, governance, and retirement).
• Strong knowledge of metadata standards, semantic interoperability, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies, such as:
• Experience implementing data quality frameworks, validation rules, and compliance monitoring.
• Hands-on or governance-level familiarity with data standards tooling, such as:
• Experience defining and tracking KPIs, dashboards, and maturity assessments for data standards programs.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and cross-functional teams in complex IC environments.
• Demonstrated ability to brief, influence, and collaborate with senior technical executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

What Would Be Nice to Have (Differentiators that stand out)

• Master's degree in data management, Data Architecture, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Experience supporting IC-wide or ODNI-led data initiatives.
• Certifications such as:
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
• PMP or PgMP
• CISSP (for governance/security alignment)
• Familiarity with IC data governance bodies, interoperability initiatives, and IC Capability Requirements processes.
• Experience aligning data standards with:
• Zero Trust data principles
• IC Data Reference Architecture
• ICD 501, ICD 121, or related IC policy
• Experience with performance measurement, reporting, and visualization tools supporting data governance programs.

Technologies & Frameworks of Interest (Exposure vs. Hands-On Varies):

• Data catalogs, metadata repositories, schema registries
• Data quality, lineage, and validation platforms
• Enterprise data governance frameworks (e.g., DMBOK)
• Secure IC cloud or hybrid environments
• Dashboarding and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

Skills & Requirements Qualifications
TRIAEM LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, sexual orientation/gender identity, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, or genetic information. Applicants may be subject to a background investigation based on job requirements. TRIAEM Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind; we are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at TRIAEM are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. TRIAEM will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.