Data Steward

Synectics for Management Decisions Inc•Arlington, VA

2d•$112 - $130•Remote

About The Position

The Data Steward supports enterprise data governance, data management, and data quality initiatives. The role helps ensure enterprise data is accurate, consistent, reliable, accessible, and properly managed throughout its lifecycle. The Data Steward collaborates with business stakeholders, data owners, data architects, and technical teams to maintain governance standards, manage metadata, monitor data quality, and support enterprise data analytics initiatives. The role uses the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform to manage governance assets and workflows, and Microsoft Power BI to develop, maintain, review, and interpret dashboards and reports. It also uses AI-enabled tools for data analysis, documentation, data quality assessments, and process improvement, with AI-generated outputs evaluated against established governance standards. This is a remote position, although onsite attendance may be required periodically based on client and business requirements. The position supports enterprise data governance and management initiatives within a government agency environment. Candidates must be able to pass a federal background investigation before starting and maintain eligibility throughout the engagement.

Requirements

At least 3 years of professional experience in data governance, data stewardship, data management, metadata management, or a related discipline.
Current Collibra certification; candidates must provide the certification title and verification of active status.
Hands-on experience using the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform in a data governance environment.
Experience with Collibra business glossaries, data dictionaries, data catalogs, metadata, data assets, and governance workflows.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power BI, including developing, maintaining, or reviewing dashboards and reports for data analysis and visualization.
Experience using at least one AI-enabled or generative AI tool, such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, or a comparable platform, for data-related activities, analysis, documentation, or process improvement.
Understanding of data governance principles, metadata management, data quality management, data classification, and data lifecycle management.
Experience identifying data discrepancies, supporting data quality assessments, and coordinating data remediation activities.
Ability to document data requirements, business definitions, and data governance standards.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with business and technical stakeholders.
Ability to pass a federal background investigation before starting work and maintain eligibility throughout the engagement.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring new employer-sponsored H-1B visa sponsorship at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives within a federal government agency or government contracting environment.
Familiarity with federal data management, information governance, data security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Experience with Collibra Edge, Jobserver, and automated metadata harvesting.
Knowledge of data lineage, data profiling, data cataloging, and enterprise data architecture.
Familiarity with AI-assisted data governance, data quality automation, and intelligent data discovery.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Responsibilities

Support implementation and maintenance of enterprise data governance policies, standards, procedures, and best practices.
Assist in managing assigned business data domains and ensure data assets are defined, documented, classified, and maintained.
Use Collibra to manage business glossaries, data dictionaries, data catalogs, metadata, data assets, and governance workflows.
Maintain data ownership assignments, stewardship responsibilities, business definitions, data classifications, and data standards in Collibra.
Perform metadata management activities, including metadata harvesting, cataloging, classification, data discovery, and data lineage documentation.
Monitor data quality, identify inconsistencies, investigate data issues, and coordinate corrective actions.
Support development and maintenance of data quality rules, standards, metrics, and controls.
Use Power BI to develop, maintain, review, and interpret dashboards, reports, and data visualizations for data quality monitoring and management reporting.
Collaborate with business and technical teams to document data requirements, business rules, metadata definitions, and data relationships.
Use AI-enabled tools to support data analysis, documentation, data quality assessments, and process improvement.
Evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, relevance, and consistency with established data governance standards.
Identify opportunities to improve data governance processes, data quality practices, and data management efficiencies.
Participate in data governance meetings and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve data-related issues.
Maintain data governance documentation, stewardship procedures, data standards, and operational reports.