Data Governance Analyst Services
Lakewood, CO
The contractor will provide senior level Data Governance Analyst services (Key Personnel) to assist the NPS data governance team in the formation and execution of data governance framework, policy, standards and to assist in the development and implementation of an enterprise data governance and data management program. NPS has a decentralized organizational structure, and parks, regions, and programs differ in their data management maturity. Data governance analysis, management, and coordination services are needed to analyze and oversee strategies designed to enhance and support data reliability, minimize redundancies, data asset management, and open data release across the organization. These services are also important to assist with the development and management of the program and to move our Data Governance Steering Committee (DGSC) forward in supporting its activities. Specific tasks may include:
- Create and maintain common data dictionaries and the data inventory tools or methods that support data asset documentation for NPS.
- Support the development and implementation of data or metadata standards and other policies to ensure data inventory metadata is captured correctly.
- Assist with data monitoring and provide organizational management with guidance on streamlining data management.
- Provide thought leadership and participate with projects that involve any of the upstream or downstream data flows and processes.
- Assist federal staff in building out a data governance program and serve as the primary data governance support office team member and support the NPS Data Governance Steering Committee chartered under the Information Management Council.
- Assist with NPS Data Strategy development and implementation.
- Assist with NPS Public Access Plan and related implementation activities.
- Work with other information technology or program personnel to develop data quality standards.
- Create key performance indicators and supply colleagues and organizational management with performance results.
- Ensure controls are in place over applications and workflows to ensure the data integrity by performing data integrity and gap analysis.
- Coordinate the resolution of data integrity gaps by working with the business owners and Information Technology staff.
- Write detailed, formal documents, such as meeting minutes for cross-functional committees or internal operating procedures.
- Contribute to and oversee development of policies and documents on topics such as data strategy, data stewardship, data governance, and data management maturity.
- Support communication activities and reporting such as annual workplan, accomplishments, and content development for NPS Data Management website; and
- Identify and help prioritize governance work tasks, including identifying and proposing new work and procedures.