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Data Analyst 3 (8318)

Richmond, VA 23235

Posted: 03/12/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Data and Analytics Job Number: 8318

Job Description

Position Title: Data Analyst 3
Position Status: 12-month contract with extensions 
Schedule: HYBRID (4 days onsite per week)
Overview: Our client is looking for a Data Analyst for a HYBRID position based out of Richmond, VA.                                         
 
Responsibilities:
This role will create and manage metadata and other data governance functions.
  • Maintaining and administering the Commonwealth’s Business Glossary.
  • Supporting the identification, implementation and consumption of metadata and data modelling tooling.
  • Supporting the capture and derivation of data lineage.
  • Supporting and contributing to the creation and maintenance of data models.
  • Azure and/or Data certifications; experience in a big-data environment or data security.
  • Knowledge of data governance and security practices; and of technologies, programming and scripting languages, and data tools associated with big-data processing projects. 
  • Strong ability to create Excel formulas and managing complex spreadsheets, (experience working with Pivot tables and other analyst tools as a plus).
  • Previous experience with Power Platforms is preferred.
  • 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.
  • Document the lineage of data from creation to output, ensuring that the information is useable and meets the business needs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Perform assigned duties to assist the Office of the Chief Data Officer.

Requirements:
  • Experience working as a data analyst collecting, organizing, and managing data using tools such as Purview or Azure Information Protection.
  • Experience with SQL and an understanding of data and systems' infrastructures.
  • Azure and/or Data certifications; experience in a big-data environment or data security.
  • Knowledge of data governance and security practices.
  • Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, and data tools associated with big-data processing projects.
  • Strong ability to create Excel formulas and managing complex spreadsheets, (experience working with Pivot tables and other analyst tools as a plus).
  • Familiarity with Data Protection technology capabilities such as data discovery, data labeling, data inventory, CASB, Microsoft Purview.
  • Information rights management, and data loss prevention.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Azure and/or Data certifications; experience in a big-data environment or data security.
  • Knowledge of data governance and security practices; and of technologies, programming and scripting languages, and data tools associated with big-data processing projects.
  • Strong ability to create Excel formulas and managing complex spreadsheets, (experience working with Pivot tables and other analyst tools as a plus).
  • Previous experience with Power Platforms is preferred.

About Our Client: Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition. Employment and personnel practices conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination. While the Company is committed to following this principle in every facet of employment, all employees share in the responsibility to promote and foster a favorable work environment.
 
 

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