Data Quality, Governance Analyst

DecisionPoint Corporation

. Validate Task 3 data sources and assess accuracy, completeness, and reliability .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data governance, data quality management, and metadata standards, with a strong focus on data accuracy and compliance with federal reporting requirements. Proficient in data validation, reconciliation, and cross-system harmonization, ensuring consistency and reliability of datasets.

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Data GovernanceData Quality ManagementMetadata ManagementData ValidationSQL Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Data ValidationData CleansingData ProfilingData ReconciliationMetadata ManagementKPI FrameworksData AnalysisData Governance FrameworksAttention to DetailAnalytical Problem-Solving

Soft Skills

Clear Written CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

ExcelSQLPower BITableauGrafanaETL ToolsCloud Data Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

ITIL v4 FoundationData Governance CertificationsData Management Certifications

Industry Keywords

Data Governance StandardsPrivacy Act RequirementsData LineageData DictionariesData Quality PrinciplesDoD Data Strategy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETLGrafanaSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Validate Task 3 data sources and assess accuracy, completeness, and reliability
Maintain data dictionaries, metadata rules, tagging standards, and classification definitions
Ensure consistency of KPIs, metrics, and datasets across Tasks 2 and 3
Perform data reconciliation, profiling, cleansing, and quality checks
Support cross-task data harmonization and integration workflows
Identify data anomalies, gaps, or inconsistencies and recommend remediation steps
Collaborate with dashboard teams, analysts, and system owners to align data definitions
Maintain documentation for data governance processes, metadata rules, and data lineage
Track source system changes, schema updates, and data dependency impacts
Support adherence to federal data governance standards and reporting requirements
Contribute to development and maintenance of dashboard specifications, metric definitions, and reporting standardization under Data COE-owned standards
Collaborate with Task 2 and Task 3 reporting teams, dashboard developers, data owners, and PMO leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Secret clearance required
Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related discipline
Minimum 5 years of experience in data governance, data quality, metadata management, or a directly related data management discipline
Experience maintaining data dictionaries, metadata rules, and standardized data fields
Experience performing data validation, profiling, or cleansing
Demonstrated experience reconciling conflicting metrics across independent source systems, including diagnosing differences in definition, population/filter logic, refresh timing, and transformation logic
Experience supporting cross-team or cross-system data harmonization efforts
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
Analytical and problem-solving ability, particularly in diagnosing the root cause of data discrepancies
Clear written communication, including the ability to produce standards documentation, data dictionary entries, and remediation write-ups that non-technical stakeholders can act on
Understanding of data governance frameworks, data quality principles, and metadata standards
Proficiency with Excel, SQL, or similar tools for data validation and analysis
Familiarity with KPI frameworks and structured metric definitions
Working knowledge of PII handling and Privacy Act requirements as applied to reporting, including aggregation practices and small-cell suppression thresholds for sensitive population data
Preferred: Experience with Power BI, including Power Query/M and DAX; Tableau, Grafana, or similar BI tools
Preferred: Familiarity with cloud data platforms or ETL/ELT tools
Preferred: Familiarity with data catalog or governance tooling
Preferred: Familiarity with the DoD Data Strategy (VAULTIS)
Preferred certifications: ITIL v4 Foundation; data governance or data management certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work arrangement
Regular full-time employment