Senior Associate, Federal Data Governance KPMG McLean, VA Washington DC

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The KPMG Advisory practice is currently our fastest growing practice. We are seeing tremendous client demand, and looking forward we don't anticipate that slowing down. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

KPMG is currently seeking a Sr. Associate to join our Federal Advisory practice.

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement a data governance and management program framework based on existing data governance policies
• Establish a data governance organizational structure
• Assess data catalog capabilities and implementation for metadata management
• Build a data catalog to establish data classification and tagging / data quality
• Work in a collaboration with the data engineering, platform, and data analytics teams to integrate data quality / governance operating model
• Create plans, procedures, roles / responsibilities, and guidelines for establishing a Data Governance and Quality team and outline short / long-term objectives
• Provide documented assessments, updates, guidance, and recommendations regarding data governance, roadmaps, processes, and data standards through proactive discovery

Qualifications:

• A minimum of three years of data governance / management experience; U.S. Federal government consulting experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; MBA or MIS from an accredited college/university preferred
• Understanding of data governance / data management strategy for developing and operating data management components in two service delivery models: data management services and data analytics services
• Familiarity with data management in areas of: Big Data architecture, governance, data modeling, ETL, enterprise data warehousing, analytics / management metrics
• Knowledge of data governance in the information domain of Financial / ERP systems (e.g. SAP) is a plus
• Experience in Agile, DevOps, advanced analytics
• U.S. citizenship required and an active U.S. Federal government Secret security clearance

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Personal Time Off (PTO)

Up to 25 PTO Days per year (depending on job classification/level/years of service).

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• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account
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