TITLE: Data Steward

LOCATION: Remote

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor s degree in IT, related field, or equivalent experience.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: 16 years

INTERVIEWS: Webcam Only

Short Job Description:

The client is looking for a Data Steward to support critical data driven activities across the different data sources leveraged by the Client System.

Complete Description:

Operational Oversight
One of the key duties of the Data Stewards is overseeing the life cycle of a client data. Specifically, the Data Steward is responsible for defining and implementing policies and procedures for the day-to-day operational and administrative management of systems and data including the intake, storage, processing, and transmission of data to internal and external systems. As a part of the oversight for institutional data, the Data Steward must be accountable to define and document data and terminology in a relevant glossary. This includes ensuring that each critical data element has a clear definition and is still in use.
Responsible for developing and implementing strategies to assess and develop rules to maintain the quality, integrity and reliability of data.
Coordinate cross-agency efforts and decisions that ensure official agency records requirements, privacy, security and other related requirements are met.
Provide oversight to ensure the data issues, needs and requirements are documented.
Data Quality
The Data Steward is ultimately responsible for establishing data-quality metrics and requirements, including defining the values, ranges, and parameters that are acceptable for each data element. They also work with the client Data Research, Analytics, and Management team to establish procedures for detection and correction of data-quality issues and collaborate to establish policies, procedures, and internal controls affecting the quality of data. In addition, the Data Steward engages in the ongoing and detailed evaluation of data quality, the identification of anomalies and discrepancies, and the contribution of expertise to understand the root cause and implement corrective measures.

Facilitate the creation of data standards based on business rules, data access security requirements, and retention of legacy data.
Privacy, Security, and Risk Management
One of the most critical aspects for the Data Stewards is the protection of data. The incumbent must establish guidelines and protocols that govern the proliferation of data to ensure that privacy controls are enforced in all processes. To be effective, the Data Steward must compile retention, archival, and disposal requirements and ensure compliance with institutional policy and regulations. Accordingly, the Data Steward will establish and implement data curation practices to ensure that the life span of data is commensurate with requirements. However, the Data Steward must protect data while striking a balance between transparency and privacy.
Review agency and interagency data-related work products.
Coordinate cross-agency efforts and decisions that ensure official agency records requirements, privacy, security and other related requirements are met for data.
Policies and Procedures
The Data Steward defines policies and procedures for access to client data, including the criteria for authorization based on role and/or the individual. Working closely with client IT, Privacy and PMO to establish controls, the Data Steward evaluates any suspected or actual breaches or vulnerabilities in confidentiality, integrity, or availability and report them to management or information security personnel.
Monitor and analyze the application of federal, state and local data requirements, standards and rules (internal and external).
Coordinate efforts with stakeholder agencies to interpret business needs into applications and derive data requirements that represent the business entities' needs regarding accessibility, completeness, timeliness, desired attributes and relationship to other data entities when appropriate
Present findings and recommendations to client leadership, Executive Steering Committee and other stakeholders regarding recommended changes to improve operating practices, accountability, or transparency.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills:
• 16+ yrs planning, coordinating, and monitoring project activities. Required 16 Years
• 16+ yrs leading projects, ensuring they are in compliance with established standards/procedures. Required 16 Years
• Bachelor s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience with ETL tools - Design, Develop, Analyze. Required 8 Years
• with Curam software - V6 or higher (Database work-centric highly desired). Required 3 Years
• Proven work experience working as a senior/lead data analyst for large data sets and multiple interfaces. Required 8 Years
• Hands-on experience in different file transfer methodologies and different file types and layouts. Required 8 Years
• Experience with Tableau, dashboard design, and development. Required 5 Years
• Strong experience in Healthcare Data. Required 4 Years
• Proven experience delivering Business Intelligence solutions. Required 8 Years
• Working knowledge of writing functional, technical, and performance requirements in a software development environment. Required 8 Years
• Possess excellent communication and writing skills. Required 8 Years
• Possesses hands-on Systems/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience. Required 8 Years
• Professional experience with MS Office applications, MS Project, and Visio. Required 6 Years
• The candidate meets the minimum requirements for a Master Level Position. (16 yrs Exp. and BS Degree or equivalent).