Data Librarian job at Tetra Tech in Colorado Springs, CO

Data Librarian

Location: Colorado Springs United States

Job Description:

The Opportunity:

Tetra Tech is adding a Data Librarian to our Government Services team based in Colorado Springs. This position is remote and must be a US citizen due to the projects we work on.

Why Tetra Tech:

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

Your Impact:

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking an experienced Data Librarian to lead a company initiative to organize, govern, migrate, and modernize enterprise data across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and related collaboration platforms. This role will play a critical part in improving data compliance, discoverability, governance, and AI readiness.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical knowledge of Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms with practical experience in data governance, records management, information architecture, and enterprise content migration. This person will lead projects to identify redundant, outdated, or non-compliant data and develop scalable structures that support enterprise search, AI tools, and knowledge management.

The Data Librarian is responsible for organizing, maintaining, and improving the structure, accessibility, quality, and lifecycle management of digital files, project records, SharePoint sites, Microsoft Teams workspaces, and related data repositories. This role supports project teams, technical staff, managers, and administrative personnel by creating logical file structures, maintaining consistent naming conventions, improving metadata practices, reducing duplication, and helping teams quickly find the information they need.

The position serves as a bridge between operations, project delivery, knowledge management, and IT. The Data Librarian helps establish practical information management standards that support collaboration, compliance, record retention, project closeout, and long-term knowledge reuse.

  • Key Responsibilities• Develop, maintain, and improve SharePoint document libraries, site structures, folders, metadata fields, views, permissions, and navigation.
  • Organize Microsoft Teams channels and associated file libraries to support project delivery, internal collaboration, technical workgroups, and administrative functions.
  • Help standardize how Teams and SharePoint sites are created, named, organized, archived, and retired.
  • Identify redundant, outdated, trivial, or poorly organized content and recommend cleanup or migration actions.
  • Coordinate with IT or system administrators on permissions, access control, retention policies, storage limits, and site governance.

File and Data Management

  • Create and maintain file naming conventions, folder structures, tagging standards, document types, and metadata schemas.• Support migration of files from network drives, local storage, legacy repositories, or ad hoc Teams locations into approved SharePoint structures.
  • Review file repositories to identify duplicates, obsolete files, missing metadata, unclear ownership, or inconsistent organization.
  • Assist project teams with organizing active project files, reference materials, deliverables, templates, contracts, reports, meeting records, and closeout documentation.
  • Maintain logical records management practices so files can be retrieved, audited, transferred, archived, or disposed of appropriately.

Governance and Standards

• Develop and maintain written standards, guides, checklists, and job aids for file organization, SharePoint use, Teams structure, and data stewardship.• Support implementation of data governance practices, including content ownership, version control, document lifecycle, retention, and access management.

  • Work with project managers, technical leads, and administrative staff to define repository requirements and information workflows.• Help establish minimum standards for project setup, folder organization, document control, and project closeout.
  • Monitor compliance with agreed-upon organization standards and provide corrective recommendations when needed.

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