- Work Arrangement: Remote
- Agency Interview Type: Webcam Only
Job Description:
We are looking for a Data Analyst with 11 years of experience managing data pertaining to the different medical, nutrition, and financial subsidies managed by the DCAS system.
The Data Analyst will play a critical role to support the work of the Program Administration, Executive Steering Committee, and Stakeholders. Under the aegis of the Chief Data Officer, the Data Analyst is responsible for:
Operational Oversight
One of the key duties of the Data Analyst is overseeing the lifecycle of agency data. Specifically, the Data Analyst 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 Analyst 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
This role 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 detecting and correcting data-quality issues and collaborate to establish policies, procedures, and internal controls affecting the quality of data. In addition, the Data Analyst 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 program teams and Stakeholder Agencies to ensure the quality and integrity of the data elements (both content and metadata) to support the implementation of Access System.
- 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 of the Data Analyst’s role is the protection of data. The resource 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 Analyst must compile retention, archival, and disposal requirements and ensure compliance with institutional policy and regulations. Accordingly, the Data Analyst will establish and implement data curation practices to ensure that the lifespan of data is commensurate with requirements. However, the Data Analyst 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
- 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 relationships to other data entities when appropriate.
- Present findings and recommendations to DCAS leadership, Executive Steering Committee, and other stakeholders regarding recommended changes to improve operating practices, accountability, or transparency.
- Other duties as assigned.
Other Significant Facts
Preferred Skills include:
- Knowledge of good data management principles, concepts, and practices;
- Knowledge of how to determine business data requirements, create data standards and business rules;
- Knowledge of human services and health care programs;
- Ability to work with multiple agency stakeholders that may have common and unique agency or program-specific data requirements;
- Familiarity with public policy issues related to human services data requirements;
- Ability to analyze complex, abstract issues in a logical, structured way;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook);
- Knowledge of statistics and/or research methodology;
- Analytical skills: outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities;
- Familiarity with business information generation and analysis methods;
- Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment;
- Gravitas to develop a framework for information and data governance, as well as to sell and embed it in all levels of the business;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain digital concepts and technologies to business leaders, as well as business concepts to technologists; the ability to sell ideas and process internally at all levels, including the board and investors;
- Demonstrated knowledge of data structure desired, but not essential; information systems/tools, and related software and data management; enterprise content management, and record-keeping policies and practices in a complex organizational environment;
- Broad experience desired, but not essential, in multiple domain areas, such as data warehousing, business intelligence (BI), data governance, data architecture, data integration, data classification, data strategy, data quality management, data security and privacy, MDM, data standards, regulatory compliance, and enterprise architecture frameworks;
- Preference for candidates with knowledge and experience with government;
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Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience