Find a career on the cutting edge
The Federal data landscape is changing rapidly, led by the the formation of Offices of the Chief Data Officers (OCDOs) required under OGDA.
This means incredible career opportunities for you.
OPEN Data Job connects high potential data professionals with critical roles in the Federal sector and helps the Federal government and its contractors find the high quality help they need.
Your career acceleration begins now.
Which Data Role is right for you?
We work with Federal CDOs, contractors, data professionals, universities, and other key stakeholders to fill critical jobs in the Federal data space. Each role represents multiple potential job openings at various levels of experience and seniority.
Click on the list below to explore each role, and register your interest, or take our test to assess your potential fit across our defined roles.
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Once in our system, we will reach out to you regarding specific opportunities from our partners.
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Focus on the practical aspects of data processing and pipeline construction. Explore technologies and methods for data collection, storage, and retrieval. Also explore data transformation and optimization for decision-making processes.
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Design, construct, and manage complex data infrastructures. Explore data modeling, integration, and warehousing, crucial for efficient data management in OCDOs.
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Focus on the practical aspects of data processing and pipeline construction. Explore technologies and methods for data collection, storage, and retrieval. Also explore data transformation and optimization for decision-making processes. Click to learn more or apply
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Ensure effective data management policies and data governance in federal OCDOs. Explore data quality, compliance, and lifecycle management. Develop frameworks that align with federal standards and strategic objectives.
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Design, create, and manage the large-scale government data inventories that are critical to data management in general and OGDA implementation. Explore techniques for data classification, storage optimization, and accessibility, in line with federal data guidelines.
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Manage and oversee data inventories within OCDOs. Explore inventory audit, compliance with federal data standards, and approaches to ensuring data availability and integrity. Implement best practices for data lifecycle management.
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Manage data resources in federal OCDOs, including data stewardship, policy implementation, and resource allocation. Explore approaches to optimizing data usage, maintaining data quality, and aligning data management with agency goals.
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Lead federal data initiatives, including managing data projects, aligning them with agency goals, and stakeholder engagement. Explore strategic planning, resource management, and policy compliance.
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Support data-driven policymaking and generate strategic insights in government agencies through predictive modeling, data mining, and advanced analytics.
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Safeguard sensitive information and prevent data breaches in OCDO environments. Explore risk assessment, implementation of security measures, and compliance with federal data protection regulations.
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Develop and implement data strategies aligned with federal OCDOs' objectives. Explore techniques in data policy formulation, effective data utilization, and strategic planning.
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Design, develop, and implement advanced generative AI models to support government agencies in achieving their tech-forward missions.
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Develop metadata standardization, cataloging, and utilization for improved data discovery and analysis. Develop metadata practices in line with federal data policies and agency objectives.
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Senior management roles in OCDOs including CDOs themselves, Senior Managers (Deputy CDOs) and Lead Managers. These leaders in federal agencies focus on strategic decision-making, policy development, and cross-agency data initiatives.
Are you fascinated by the power of data to shape the future of federal government decision-making? With the passage of the OPEN Government Data Act and implementation of several data-related federal government policies, the federal data space is booming. We invite you to begin your journey toward making a difference in the world while pursuing an exciting, fulfilling, and secure career in the federal data space by taking our proprietary Federal Data Space Sorting Hat Assessment to figure out where you fit and then expressing your interest in one or more positions here on OPENDataJobs.com.
Incredible career opportunities in the Federal Data Space
The federal government is taking major steps to build out its data infrastructure. If data is the new gold, the federal government offers some of the best opportunities to learn to mine and refine it.
A series of internal federal actions are driving a revolution in how federal agencies manage and use data. Agencies across the government are looking for help in meeting those requirements.
With its many petabyte-scale datasets and these new mandates, the federal government is rapidly moving to the cutting edge of data management, seeking support across the data lifecycle.
Jobs serving these federal agencies give you the opportunity to learn and build cutting-edge solutions to the most challenging data problems
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“The U.S. Federal Government is mobilizing in a unified effort to undertake one of the largest Federal transformation initiatives in decades…to transform all Federal agencies to enable data-driven decision making in a fast-paced, changing, and competitive world and national economy.”
What’s driving action in the federal data space?
2019 Federal Data Strategy (and subsequent 2020 and 2021 Federal Data Strategy Action Plans)
2019 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and OPEN Government Data Act