Sr Operational Data Governance SME (2)

Position Description
**** is seeking a Sr Operational Data Governance Specialist to operationalize the data governance program for the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn, MD. We are seeking individuals with a focus on implementation of a data stewardship program, development of data stewardship processes, and data quality measures.

SSA has taken several steps already to meet the OMB s directives specific to Federal Data Strategy. This resource will support SSA with the following:
1. Review what SSA already has in place.
2. Create an integrated concept of operations for various aspects of a data governance program using Federal and commercial best practices, including the Federal Data Strategy and Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework.
3. Create and execute a plan with detailed activities and deliverables for operationalizing the concept of operations that build the data governance program.

Your future duties and responsibilities
* Establish an enterprise data governance program, including policies, practices, organizational structures, process guides, plans, etc.
* Implement an enterprise wide data governance framework, including a data stewardship program
* Facilitate the development and implementation of data architecture with an emphasis from a business perspective, including data quality standards and normalization/harmonization processes
* Document, assess, influence and synthesize business requirements to develop, enable and advance data governance and stewardship capabilities
* Define indicators of performance and quality metrics, including identification of management information for evaluating the quality of data in applications and information technology solutions
* Develop and deploy quality control processes dealing with the data flows in large data repositories, such as an enterprise data warehouse
* Maintain and promote key data governance deliverables/assets, including data policies, data standards and data management roles and decision frameworks
* Provide leadership and guidance to SSA management on data governance strategies and practices that strengthen SSA s business objectives and improve business outcomes
* Research and assess governance practices to identify gaps in current practices and determine the appropriate processes to mitigate any associated risks
* Suggest tools to support automating the governance processes

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
* Possesses a Bachelor s degree (or higher) in an IT related field plus 7+ years of relevant work experience within Data Governance/Data Management
* Senior level experience working in a large-scale data enterprise environment, preferably in the Federal Government, developing and implementing data governance practices
* Strong ability to analyze business requirements, solve problems, and model current and future state business processes and data domains/entities, including integration across multiple organizations with diverse perspectives and mission outcomes
* Knowledge of data related government regulatory requirements and emerging trends and issues balanced with flexibility to implement in concert with organizational culture
* Strong technical proficiency and demonstrated ability with data governance and management technologies such as data quality profiling tools, data catalog, and master data management
* Ability to accurately and completely perform project management functions such as project plan development and resource / time estimation of tasks, including identification of dependencies among activities
* Demonstrated consulting skills, including communication, culture change, and performance measurement design that highlights business value

Thanks & Best Regards
Syed Adnan Jaffer
Talent Acquisition Specialist
CompuGain Solutions
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