Business Analyst 3 – Metadata & Data Governance | Austin, TX Onsite | 8+ Years Metadata Analysis Experience

Overview A Texas state agency is seeking a senior Business Analyst 3 to serve as a Metadata Ingestion Analyst and critical liaison between technical IT and non-technical program staff. This role supports the development of an Enterprise Information Management (EIM) system under the Performance Management & Analytics System (PMAS) using agile methodology. The ideal candidate will empower staff to effectively determine business and technical glossary definitions for agency reporting and strategic decision-making, bridging the gap between technical data systems and operational users in the emerging context of AI. Key Responsibilities • Work with program areas, project sponsors, and system SMEs to connect EIM cataloging and lineage systems to source systems in IT • Automate regular collection and updates to agency metadata for high-value data assets • Explain technical findings and data limitations in simple, non-technical language to end-users • Extract, integrate, and analyze metadata from multiple complex internal and external sources to support program needs • Collaborate with end-users and performance analysts or IT internal leaders to create visualizations for enrichment progress and official reporting • Provide subject matter expertise on validating output from AI, particularly with respect to identifying and mitigating hallucinations • Ensure all data outputs adhere to agency reporting standards, data governance, and compliance regulations • Champion data glossary literacy across the organization by developing and conducting training sessions for non-technical staff • Create clear, comprehensive documentation and tutorials on using glossary tools for data synthesis • Promote a data-driven culture by enabling and empowering all employees to effectively utilize metadata and AI • Work closely with data engineering, IT, and program teams to troubleshoot metadata-related issues and address inconsistencies and mitigation strategies • Provide expert guidance to program staff on interpreting data trends and answering complex data questions • Stay up to date on new AI and metadata analysis tools and techniques to continuously improve data glossaries, data quality, and reporting • Develop and refine effective AI prompts and query strategies to retrieve and synthesize metadata accurately from complex data domains • Guide non-technical users in crafting precise prompts to get the glossary data they need, ensuring fidelity and accuracy • Develop a library of standardized prompts and query templates for common reporting needs Required Qualifications • 8+ years of experience gathering business requirements and translating complex metadata acquisitions and operational requirements into clear, actionable access paths for data glossaries for complex analytics • 8+ years of experience explaining technical findings and data limitations in simple, non-technical language to end-users and leadership • 8+ years of experience in a complex data analysis, senior business/systems analyst, and/or data liaison role • 8+ years of strong experience with SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and enrichment • 8+ years of experience collaborating with end-users and performance analysts or IT internal leaders to create and validate glossaries for analytics development and business data lineage analysis • 8+ years of excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills Preferred Qualifications • 5+ years of experience with Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse • 5+ years of experience acting as the primary point of contact for program staff with metadata/glossary needs for analytics projects • 5+ years of experience working in a health and human services or similarly regulated environment, with a strong understanding of agency metadata requirements • 5+ years of experience with data governance and data quality principles • 5+ years of experience with data glossary tools such as Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) and Axon Data Governance • 2+ years of experience championing data literacy across the organization • 2+ years of experience training and mentoring staff with varying levels of data literacy • 1+ year of experience with AI prompt development Work Location & Requirements • Position is onsite at 4601 W. Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78751 (no remote work) • Local candidates only; must already reside in Texas • All travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses are at the candidate's expense • Must sign an Acceptable Use Agreement as a condition of employment • Must sign and return an Information Technology Staff Augmentation Contractor Integrity Agreement before a purchase order is issued • Must sign and return an Information Security Cybersecurity Training Acknowledgement before a purchase order is issued • Must submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law • Must comply with the agency Data Use Agreement