R Systems

Data Governance Specialist

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This role is for a Data Governance Specialist with a contract length of "X months" and a pay rate of "$X per hour." Required skills include five years of data governance experience, relevant certifications, and proficiency in SQL, Python, and ETL processes.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
November 1, 2025
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Unknown
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
California, United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Microsoft Excel #Data Governance #SharePoint #Data Privacy #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Data Orchestration #Statistics #Data Catalog #Data Integrity #Data Analysis #Data Management #Visualization #ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) #Data Quality #Python #R #Metadata #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Documentation #Compliance
Role description
Required Skills: 1.The Resource must have five (5) years of experience within the past ten (10) years, working as a senior data governance specialist, with a current certification in at least one of the following recognized data governance organizations: • DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) • Certified Data Governance and Stewardship Professional (DGSP) by ICCP • Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer® (CDPSE®) by ISACA • Applied Data Governance Practitioner Certification Program (ADGP) by Dataversity • Information Governance Professional (IGP) by ARMA • Data Governance (ISO/IEC 38505) Foundation certification exam by ITCERTS (Canada) • Atlan University Certifications 2.The Resource must have a minimum of five (5) years of core data governance and policy experience within the past ten (10) years in each of the following areas: • Developing enterprise-level data initiatives (e.g., data cataloging, metadata management, developing a data governance framework). • Skilled at developing and enforcing data standards, stewardship models, and data policies. • Experience with data ownership and accountability structures. • Knowledge of data compliance requirements. • Experience in data maturity assessments including evaluations of an organization’s ability to manage, analyze, and utilize data effectively to create a roadmap for enhancing data flow and capabilities over time. • Skilled at analyzing data issues and proposing governance solutions. • Conducting training sessions and workshops on data governance practices and principles. 1. The Resource must have a minimum of five (5) years of data governance analytical experience within the past ten (10) years in each of the following areas: • Skilled at analyzing data issues and proposing governance solutions. • Ability to translate business needs into data governance requirements. • Experience mapping and maintaining data dictionaries, business glossaries, and lineage diagrams. • Experience developing metrics and dashboards to track governance adoption and effectiveness. • Collaborating with data owners and cross-functional teams to maintain data dictionaries and metadata repositories. • Developing DG documentation and implementing data standards, policies, and procedures to create and support data governance frameworks that ensure data integrity and quality including identifying data-related issues and working with cross-functional teams to resolve them. • Leading the documentation tasks for data governance decisions, procedures, data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, audits, outcomes, and metrics/KPIs. • Reviewing and auditing data to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal and external regulations. • Conducting data quality assessments in accordance with DAMA or similar standard frameworks. 4.The Resource must have a minimum of five (5) years of core data governance technical experience within the past ten (10) years in each of the following areas: • Proficiency with data governance and data orchestration tools. • Ability to define quality rules, monitor metrics, and remediate issues. • Using data analysis tools such as SQL, APIs, Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), Python, or R, must be proficient in querying, analyzing, and manipulating data to extract meaningful insights. • Designing and implementing ETL pipelines to integrate data from multiple sources. • Building dashboards and reports by using visualization tools. • Experienced with identifying data quality issues and developing Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes. 1. Resource must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience within the past five (5) years in utilizing each of the following tools: • SharePoint Online (Microsoft 365) • Microsoft Visio • Microsoft Word • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Teams Desired Qualification: Bachelors or Master Degree in Data Analysis, Statistics or similar.