Data Quality Analyst

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Job Summary

Position Summary

The Data Quality Analyst supports the Enterprise Data and Analytics Data Governance organization in maintaining high-quality, trusted data across key systems. This role assists with data quality monitoring, issue investigation, documentation, and the execution of data governance processes. The analyst works closely with senior team members, data stewards, and data owners to ensure data quality standards are followed, and issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Data Quality Governance

Purpose: Support the establishment and maintenance of Data Quality (DQ) rules, standards, and processes to ensure high-quality, trusted data across the organization.

Create and Maintain Data Quality Rules and Standards

• Help update and maintain data quality rules (DQ FRD), metadata, and standards across data domains
• Support senior analysts in gathering requirements from data owners and stewards

Ensure Regulatory and Organizational Compliance

• Work with the Data Governance (DG) team and system owners to ensure rules and processes meet internal policies and standards
• Help validate consistency of DQ rules across Source Systems (SORs)
• Help monitor and report Data Quality Metrics and Thresholds
• Assist data owners and stewards in defining measurable DQ metrics and thresholds
• Help document KPIs and maintain metadata repositories

Recommend and Implement DQ Process Improvements

• Participate in process reviews and contribute suggestions to streamline Data Quality workflows and improve governance maturity
• Support Data Cleansing and Enrichment for LTC Migration
• Assist in executing cleansing and enrichment tasks as part of the LTC Account and Contact Data Migration
• Perform data validation, profiling, and documentation activities under guidance

Manage Change Control for DQ Rules and Business Glossary

• Assist in managing version control for DQ rules, definitions, and glossary updates
• Document changes and ensure proper review and approval processes are followed

Data Quality Monitoring & Reporting

• Assist with running automated data quality checks and reviewing results
• Support dashboard updates by providing data extracts, validation checks, and documentation
• Monitor DQ rule results and highlight anomalies or trends to senior analysts
• Help document and track data quality issues, remediation steps, and root-cause insights
• Collaborate with data owners and stewards to gather information needed for issue investigation and resolution
• Prepare initial drafts of DQ reports or summaries for review
• Support Data quality alignment activities with the GMPO Data Quality team
• Learn and apply data quality best practices through hands-on work and mentorship

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or related field
• 1–2 years of experience in Data Quality, Data Analytics, or related work (internships and academic projects acceptable)
• Basic SQL skills and willingness to grow technical proficiency
• Familiarity with or exposure to data quality concepts, dashboards, or rule-based validations
• Ability to analyze datasets, identify issues, and communicate findings clearly
• Strong attention to detail, documentation skills, and eagerness to learn
• Good communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have, Not Required)

• Foundational cloud certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Digital Leader, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals)
• Introductory SQL certifications (e.g., Microsoft DP-900, Google BigQuery SQL)
• Entry-level Data Governance or CDMP Associate certification
• Exposure to any data quality tools (Informatica DQ, Talend, Collibra DQ, etc.)

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