Senior Data Conversion Specialist

NTT DATA Services • Ottawa, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

NTT DATA is currently seeking a Senior Data Conversion Specialist to join their team in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The role is part of a project focused on modernization efforts and digital transformation, specifically the Purview initiative, which aims to streamline and strengthen information management, data governance, and digital services for a client. The initiative seeks to improve decision-making, clarify roles, and enhance accountability in managing information and services.

Requirements

• Must have 10+ years of experience working in a similar Information Management, Data Governance, or Data Lifecycle Management role.
• Must have 3+ years of recent experience working with Microsoft Purview and other M365 tools (e.g., Power Automate, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams) in a governance or compliance context.
• Must hold a valid Reliability Security Clearance with the Government of Canada.
• Must have a Canadian university degree or college/CEGEP diploma related to computer science, business administration, information technology, or engineering or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service.

Nice To Haves

• Strong communication skills and comfortable running executive level presentations.
• Experience with data workflow automation or business process design.
• Experience with SQL, data querying, or data analysis tools.
• Experience supporting records disposition, information lifecycle management, or compliance audits.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess Microsoft Purview’s Data Management Lifecycle to determine whether and how the 1000 available retention labels can be repurposed once configured.
• Develop a comprehensive retention label allocation strategy, considering clients function-based classification plan, with retention schedules, being incomplete and anticipated future program creation requiring new labels.
• Recommend approaches to streamline retention labels and disposition processes, including strategies to consolidate and reduce usage to within the 1,000-label limit.
• Provide contingency recommendations using other M365 tools (e.g., Power Automate), should the 1,000-label hard limit prove insufficient.
• Design methods to manage and operationalize complex retention triggers, leveraging workflows and/or metadata, to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Prepare implementation documentation (e.g., a how-to guide) suitable for sharing with classified teams to support their adoption of Purview.
• Compile all findings and recommendations into a comprehensive written report, accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation summarizing key insights for senior management.
• Oversee all facilities of the conversion process.
• Complete mapping, interfaces, mock conversion work, enhancements, actual conversion, and verify completeness and accuracy of converted data.
• Establish a strong working relationship with all clients, interact effectively with all levels of client personnel, and provide conversion support.
• Analyze and coordinate data file conversions.
• Work with importing files from heterogeneous Platforms.
• Assist with data scrubbing.

Benefits

• The job description mentions NTT DATA is a Global Top Employer and invests over $3 billion each year in R&D, but does not list specific benefits for this role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree