Data Governance Analyst - LOCAL to Virginia State ONLY

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ON SITE REQUIRED: 4 days/week(four days)

ONLY LOCAL TO VIRGINIA STATE

Position Summary

We are currently seeking a Data Governance Analyst which will report to the Data Curation Lead within the Office of Data Governance and Analytics. This role will curate metadata, develop end-to-end data lineage diagrams, build and maintain business glossaries, author data quality rules, and perform other data governance functions required by the Client's of Data Governance and Analytics.

Key responsibilities for the role include (but are not limited to):

• Maintaining and administering the Commonwealth s Business Glossary
• Supporting the identification, implementation and consumption of metadata and data modelling tooling
• Developing and maintaining end-to-end data lineage diagrams that trace data from source systems through transformation and consumption
• Supporting and contributing to the creation and maintenance of data models
• Authoring data quality rules, thresholds, and validation checks against critical data elements
  
  

Technical Job Responsibilities

• Business Glossaries/Data Catalog
• Responsible for the maintenance of a data catalog and business metadata associated with strategic data assets
• Support the build out of data taxonomy, data dictionary and business glossaries of data assets
• Support on-boarding of domain data sources to the data catalog
• Metadata
• Work with business analysts and solution designers to identify critical data elements and capture the metadata relating to them
• Oversee the maintenance of metadata artifacts, reporting and escalating where appropriate, resolving issues, gaps and inconsistencies
• Develop and maintain end-to-end data lineage diagrams tracing data from source systems through all transformations to consuming applications and reports; ensure diagrams are accurate, current, and interpretable by both technical and business stakeholders
• Complete metadata and data quality audits, act on findings as necessary, and report audit progress
• Respond to questions from various teams, troubleshoot issues, and update metadata as needed
• Document and maintain classification and sensitivity standards.
• Data Quality Rules
• Define, document, and implement data quality rules, thresholds, and validation checks for critical data elements across agency data assets
• Other
• Use Power Platform to automate agency work.
• Utilize task tracking tools such as JIRA to keep stakeholders updated on progress
• Perform self-management tasks such as: monitoring progress, providing summaries of progress, assisting in risk identification, and monitoring mitigation responses
  
  

Required Experience

• 3-5 years of dedicated data governance experience with demonstrated, hands-on proficiency in all four of the following areas: (1) metadata curation and management, (2) developing end-to-end data lineage diagrams, (3) building and maintaining business glossaries, and (4) authoring data quality rules and validation checks; experience with a metadata management or data catalog platform (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Informatica, Alation, Collibra) required
• Experience with SQL and an understanding of data and systems' infrastructures
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude to get things done
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of data governance frameworks, policies, and best practices (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK); familiarity with data governance roles and responsibilities within a government or enterprise contex
  
  

Desired Experience

• Azure and/or Data certifications; experience in a big-data environment or data security
• Experience with data quality profiling tools or platforms (e.g., Collibra DQ, Informatica Data Quality, Alation); familiarity with data quality dimensions (completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness)
• Previous experience with Power Platforms is preferred
  
  

Skills :

Skill Required / Desired Amount Of Experience

Data Governance experience including metadata curation, data lineage, business glossaries, and data quality rules Required 5 Years

Ability to coach and mentor agency data stewards on data governance best practices Required 5 Years

Strong Communication And Organizational Skills Required 5 Years

Experience with data governance tools such as Purview, Informatica, Alation, Collibra Highly desired 2 Years

Knowledge of data governance frameworks and best practices Highly desired 2 Years