Metadata Analyst

Richardson, TX, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 8 hours ago
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The Metadata/Data Quality Analyst is a mid-level position responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of metadata across enterprise data assets. Working within the Enterprise Data Governance team, this role supports data transparency, regulatory compliance, and analytics initiatives by effectively capturing, curating, and maintaining metadata. The analyst collaborates with data owners, engineers, and business partners to promote data discoverability, understanding, and governance throughout the data lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Capture, document, and maintain business, technical, and operational metadata for enterprise data assets including datasets, reports, pipelines, and data products.
  • Populate and curate the enterprise data catalog to enhance data discoverability, understanding, and reuse.
  • Partner with data owners and stewards to define business terms, data definitions, lineage, and usage context.
  • Support the development and upkeep of the enterprise business glossary and metadata standards.
  • Document data lineage, data flows, and transformations across various systems and platforms.
  • Collaborate with data governance, data quality, architecture, and engineering teams to embed metadata into data delivery processes.
  • Assist in classifying data, applying sensitivity tags, and ensuring compliance with regulatory, privacy, and risk requirements.
  • Monitor the completeness and quality of metadata, identifying gaps and driving remediation efforts.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of metadata management processes, templates, and tooling adoption.
  • Provide guidance to data consumers on how to locate, interpret, and utilize governed data assets effectively.

Qualifications

  • 2–5+ years of experience in data governance, metadata management, data analysis, or related fields.
  • Hands-on experience with data catalog tools or metadata repositories such as Collibra, Alation, DataHub, OpenMetadata, OvalEdge, or similar.
  • Familiarity with data concepts including data lineage, data quality, data modeling, and data lifecycle management.
  • Proven ability to work with both technical teams (data engineering, architecture) and business stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, documentation, and attention to detail skills.
  • Understanding of data regulatory, risk, and compliance considerations (preferred).
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical data concepts into business-friendly language.
  • Bachelor''s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business, or related field; equivalent practical experience considered.
  • Relevant certifications in data management or governance (e.g., DAMA CDMP, Collibra, Alation) are a plus but not mandatory.

Publishing Pay Range: $65.00 - $72.78 hourly

This is a fully remote role and can be performed from an approved location.

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  • Dice Id: 10112156
  • Position Id: 112340
  • Posted 1 day ago

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About GDH

GDH is a technology workforce solutions provider committed to always giving and delivering more. Better talent. More client and consultant support. Greater service. World-class outcomes. Providing technology staffing, project solutions, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), we will be able to deepen our understanding of your business challenges, stay up to date with industry trends, and enhance our ability to create custom solutions to help achieve your business outcomes. We have established ourselves as a trusted partner to countless businesses operating in the communications sector. Our primary goal is to source and recruit the most talented professionals, assemble teams of skilled specialists, create innovative recruitment and professional services strategies that drive growth and foster innovation.

GDH Benefits

GDH offers a range of employee benefits that are designed to promote well-being and help maintain a healthy work-life balance. These comprehensive benefits cover various aspects of an employee's life and aim to enhance their overall experience with the company. Our health benefits include three medical insurance options with access to KISx Card, Zero Card, and HealthJoy concierge services. Other plan offerings include dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance plans. Enjoy additional perks like holiday pay, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, an employee referral program, work-life balance benefits, a Wellbeats membership, a discounted gym membership program, and more!  For more detailed information on benefits, please go to GDH’s website under the tab for candidates.

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status or any other category protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, GDH Consulting, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or employees. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training. Applicants with disabilities that require an accommodation or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.

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