Data Analyst - MM International

JOB TITLE: Data Analyst

Location - Remote local to the DC Metro area.

Duration 10+ Months

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

16+years of experience. Coordinates IT project management, engineering, maintenance, QA, and risk management.

COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Data Steward will play a critical role in supporting the work of the DCAS Program Administration, Executive Steering Committee and DCAS Stakeholders. Under the aegis of the DCAS Chief Data Officer, the DCAS Data Steward is responsible for:

Operational Oversight

One of the key duties of the Data Stewards is overseeing the life cycle of a DCAS 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, 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 DCAS 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.

• Coordinate with DCAS program teams and DCAS Stakeholder Agencies to ensure the quality and integrity