Sr Operational Data Governance SME

Position: Sr Operational Data Governance SME (2)
Location: Baltimore, MD 21244/Telework (Hybrid/Occasional trips)
Length: 6 Month Contract to Hire

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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