Sr Data Governance Analyst (CDC Funded)

Contract REPLACING REQ 812902
Expected Duration: Until Nov 30 2027
Onsite: Two (2) days per week
Deadline to submit: By 4 pm EST on Monday 11/9 (*1 day later due to Election Day)REPLACING REQ 812902

*Deadline to submit: By 4 pm est on Monday 11/9 (*One day later due to Election Day)

Work Location: Richmond Virginia (Hybrid)
Onsite: Two (2) days per week
Duration: Until Nov 30 2027
Expected Start Date: Two (2) weeks after offer accepted
Parking: Parking is not provided for contractors
**Mgr reserves the option to do a follow up IN PERSON IV after an initial TEAMS IV if neededSenior Data Governance Analyst
Position Summary
DBHDS is seeking an experienced Senior Data Governance Analyst to support the implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise data governance through the effective integration of people processes and technology.
The position will collaborate with data owners data stewards and enterprise partners to translate governance policies standards and decisions into repeatable sustainable and measurable business processes that embed data governance into operations and technology delivery.
The ideal candidate is a skilled business analyst and facilitator with a strong understanding of data governance principles who can analyze complex business and data management challenges interpret policies elicit requirements facilitate cross-functional decisions and translate governance needs into practical solutions.
The role emphasizes governance by design business process improvement stakeholder collaboration operational accountability and organizational adoption rather than hands-on technical development.
Key Responsibilities
Data Governance Business Analysis and Process Improvement
- Analyze business processes and data management practices to identify governance gaps risks inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.

- Facilitate requirements elicitation root cause analysis and current-state and future-state process design for governance-related initiatives.

- Translate governance policies standards business needs and decisions into actionable business requirements workflows procedures and operational controls.

- Develop process maps business requirements SOPs RACI matrices and performance measures to support governance implementation and accountability.

- Support process implementation automation adoption and continuous improvement to establish sustainable governance practices.

Governance Facilitation and Enterprise Collaboration
- Facilitate cross-functional working sessions involving data owners stewards business units enterprise architecture engineering security analytics and external partners.

- Facilitate complex discussions reconcile competing priorities evaluate alternatives and support informed governance decisions by authorized stakeholders.

- Clarify governance decision rights responsibilities dependencies and required actions for implementation.

- Document governance decisions communicate requirements and outcomes to responsible teams and coordinate follow-through to implementation.

- Foster collaboration and accountability for consistent application of governance practices across business and technical stakeholders.

Data Governance Operations and Continuous Improvement
- Support data owners and stewards in implementing governance policies standards roles and responsibilities within operational processes.

- Collaborate with data owners stewards and enterprise partners to define document and monitor meaningful measures of governance effectiveness stakeholder engagement compliance and data quality.

- Facilitate data quality issue identification root cause analysis remediation planning and continuous improvement.

- Support data access governance and data sharing processes by ensuring authorized decisions requirements and conditions are clearly documented communicated to execution teams and tracked through implementation.

- Collaborate with enterprise partners to embed governance requirements into data onboarding integration management and consumption.

- Elicit and document business and analytical requirements to help ensure governed enterprise data products meet consumer needs.

Areas of Contribution
The analyst may lead or support prioritized initiatives involving governance decision processes (Awareness Risks Issues and Decisions ARID) access governance data sharing automated data onboarding Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI) and reference data management data quality improvement compliance reviews and data product requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in senior-level business analysis requirements elicitation business process improvement and complex problem-solving.

- Advanced facilitation skills including leading cross-functional working sessions navigating competing priorities building consensus and driving decisions to resolution.

- Proven ability to analyze design document and support implementation of sustainable business processes.

- Ability to interpret policies standards and business requirements and translate them into practical operational processes business rules and controls.

- Working knowledge of enterprise data governance concepts including data ownership stewardship access governance data quality compliance and data lifecycle management.

- Strong analytical communication stakeholder management and organizational skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

- Five or more years of experience in business analysis requirements elicitation process improvement or related enterprise business functions.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting enterprise data governance initiatives including governance process implementation data stewardship data quality metadata or access governance.

- Experience in government healthcare or another regulated environment.

- Familiarity with enterprise data integration interoperability master and reference data management and governed data products.

- Knowledge of data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK DMMI) and process improvement methodologies (BPMN Lean Six Sigma).

- Familiarity with AWS Snowflake Commonwealth of Virginia/VITA standards or relevant professional certifications such as CDMP.

Education
A bachelors degree in information systems business administration information management or a related field is preferred. Equivalent professional experience and relevant certifications may be considered.

Skill	Required/Desired	Amount	of Experience
Data Analysis	Required	10.0	Years
Experience with Data Lineage / Cataloging	Required	10.0	Years
Data Policy /Procedure creation	Required	10.0	Years
Proficiency with SQL	Required	10.0	Years
Datawarehouse Experience	Required	10.0	Years
Requirements Elicitation	Required	10.0	Years
Experience with Databases (Relational databases SQL Server Oracle Snowflake etc)	Required	7.0	Years

Required Skills:

Data AnalysisExperience with Data Lineage / CatalogingData Policy /Procedure creationProficiency with SQLDatawarehouse ExperienceRequirements ElicitationExperience with Databases (Relational databasesSQL ServerOracleSnowflake etc)