What are the responsibilities and job description for the Enterprise Data Steward/Locals only position at Mahantech Corp.?
Engagement Type
Contract Short Description
**Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking.
Important Note:
This is not a project
manager, technical developer, coding, architecture, or IT engineering position.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator with data management experience
who can coach, guide, and coordinate stewardship activities.
Enterprise Data Steward Job
Description
The Enterprise Data Steward will
support VDOT’s Data Program by working directly with assigned data stewards
across the agency to strengthen data management practices, improve data
quality, and prepare datasets for quality measurement within our data
governance tool. In this role, the staff member will facilitate regular
meetings with division-level stewards, guide them through required stewardship
activities, assist in developing scoping documentation, data dictionaries, and
business rules. The staff member will also provide training and hands-on
support to build data literacy and stewardship competency. This position serves
as the primary liaison between assigned business divisions and the agency’s
Data Program, ensuring stewardship activities are well-coordinated, consistent,
and aligned with enterprise data quality priorities. The work focuses on
coaching, coordination, and applying data management expertise to help stewards
prepare their datasets for enterprise data quality measurement.
Key Responsibilities and
Required Abilities
• Coordinate and support assigned
data stewards by facilitating monthly check‑ins, guiding the creation of
required artifacts (scoping, data dictionaries, business rules), serving as the
primary liaison between divisions and the Data Program, and assisting stewards
in preparing datasets for data quality measurement within the agency’s data governance tool.
• Provide training, coaching, and
support on data management, data quality concepts, and data stewardship
practices.
• Support agencywide data quality
and stewardship by providing subject‑area guidance for defining and
measuring data quality, collaborating with system owners and SMEs to resolve
complex data issues, promoting data literacy and consistent data management
practices, and ensuring stewardship activities follow established standards,
frameworks, and governance processes.
Knowledge and Experience Needed
• Strong understanding of data
management principles, data quality concepts, and stewardship processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly
verbally and in writing, facilitate group discussions, and guide non-technical
staff in data-related work.
• Experience helping users create
or improve data dictionaries, business rules, or similar documentation.
• Ability to coordinate activities
across divisions, manage priorities, and maintain organized documentation.
• Experience working in data
governance, data stewardship, or a similar business-facing data role.
Tools & Additional Skills
• Familiarity with Collibra
(preferred but not required; training can be provided).
• Proficiency with standard
productivity tools (Excel, SharePoint, Teams, etc.).
Required/Desired Skills Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience Familiarity with Collibra Nice to have 5.0 Years Proficiency with standard productivity tools (Excel, SharePoint, Teams, etc.). Required 10.0 Years Knowledge in Data Management, Data Quality, and Data Stewardship. Required 8.0 Years
Contract Short Description
**Requires 3 days a week onsite at 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond VA
This assignment will continue into FY27. This is not just a two week assignment.
Complete Description
**Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking.
Important Note:
This is not a project
manager, technical developer, coding, architecture, or IT engineering position.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator with data management experience
who can coach, guide, and coordinate stewardship activities.
Enterprise Data Steward Job
Description
The Enterprise Data Steward will
support VDOT’s Data Program by working directly with assigned data stewards
across the agency to strengthen data management practices, improve data
quality, and prepare datasets for quality measurement within our data
governance tool. In this role, the staff member will facilitate regular
meetings with division-level stewards, guide them through required stewardship
activities, assist in developing scoping documentation, data dictionaries, and
business rules. The staff member will also provide training and hands-on
support to build data literacy and stewardship competency. This position serves
as the primary liaison between assigned business divisions and the agency’s
Data Program, ensuring stewardship activities are well-coordinated, consistent,
and aligned with enterprise data quality priorities. The work focuses on
coaching, coordination, and applying data management expertise to help stewards
prepare their datasets for enterprise data quality measurement.
Key Responsibilities and
Required Abilities
• Coordinate and support assigned
data stewards by facilitating monthly check‑ins, guiding the creation of
required artifacts (scoping, data dictionaries, business rules), serving as the
primary liaison between divisions and the Data Program, and assisting stewards
in preparing datasets for data quality measurement within the agency’s data governance tool.
• Provide training, coaching, and
support on data management, data quality concepts, and data stewardship
practices.
• Support agencywide data quality
and stewardship by providing subject‑area guidance for defining and
measuring data quality, collaborating with system owners and SMEs to resolve
complex data issues, promoting data literacy and consistent data management
practices, and ensuring stewardship activities follow established standards,
frameworks, and governance processes.
Knowledge and Experience Needed
• Strong understanding of data
management principles, data quality concepts, and stewardship processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly
verbally and in writing, facilitate group discussions, and guide non-technical
staff in data-related work.
• Experience helping users create
or improve data dictionaries, business rules, or similar documentation.
• Ability to coordinate activities
across divisions, manage priorities, and maintain organized documentation.
• Experience working in data
governance, data stewardship, or a similar business-facing data role.
Tools & Additional Skills
• Familiarity with Collibra
(preferred but not required; training can be provided).
• Proficiency with standard
productivity tools (Excel, SharePoint, Teams, etc.).
Required/Desired Skills Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience Familiarity with Collibra Nice to have 5.0 Years Proficiency with standard productivity tools (Excel, SharePoint, Teams, etc.). Required 10.0 Years Knowledge in Data Management, Data Quality, and Data Stewardship. Required 8.0 Years