Data Catalog Engineer, (Consultant, Data & Analytics)

Category: Engineering, IT \& Systems Administration reqId: P\-100252 Posted Date: 08/27/2026 Work Environment: Remote Exempt widget: Full Time Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Public Trust No Travel **Job Requirements** **Data Catalog Engineer (Consultant, Data \& Analytics)** We are seeking a Data Catalog Engineer as part of our Consultant, Data \& Analytics career path to support a large federal agency's enterprise data modernization initiative focused on building and operating a secure, cloud\-native data platform. The team delivers platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, governance, AI/ML capabilities, and customer enablement to help modernize enterprise data services. Rather than supporting a single application, this work builds the shared technology foundation that enables secure, scalable, and data\-driven decision\-making across the agency. This is a fully remote role. **At Fearless**, the consultant is responsible for leveraging data to answer business questions, develop algorithms and models, and build scalable infrastructure for managing and processing data. **This role will possess and/or develop the skills to be able to span the domains of data analysts, engineers, and scientists at a practical application level of proficiency. This Consultant role will work on projects that allow them to** design solutions that support decision\-making, optimize operations, and enable data\-driven innovation. **Your Responsibilities in this Role:** * Configure and maintain enterprise data catalog systems to ensure metadata accuracy, completeness, and accessibility across the platform. * Implement and manage data lineage tracking to provide transparency into data origins, transformations, and dependencies. * Define and enforce governance policies within Databricks Unity Catalog to support secure data access and compliance. * Collaborate with data stewards and business users to gather requirements and translate governance concepts into actionable catalog standards. * Establish and maintain taxonomies and metadata standards that improve data discoverability and usability across the enterprise. * Support data stewardship initiatives by providing technical guidance on catalog tooling and governance best practices. * Monitor and improve catalog quality through regular audits, validation processes, and stakeholder feedback. * Support data stewardship initiatives by providing technical guidance, governance best practices, and recommendations that improve enterprise data management. * Communicate metadata, governance, and data lineage concepts to technical and non\-technical stakeholders, providing recommendations that improve data discoverability and trust. **The Impact You Will Create in this Role:** **Fearless Impact:** * Collaborates with cross functional teams * Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world class services. * Be reliable completing assigned objectives on time. * Al