Data intern Jobs in Coquitlam, BC

Role Summary

Our public sector client is seeking a highly skilled Data Governance Analyst to play a pivotal role in advancing the organization's overarching Data Strategy. Functionally reporting to the Manager, Data Governance, this role is responsible for supporting the analysis, design, and execution of enterprise data governance initiatives and prioritized business use cases.

Working across business, technical, and change management teams, the successful candidate will help mature data governance practices, reinforce data accountability, enhance data quality, and position data as a strategic organizational asset.

This position is based in Burnaby and requires going on-site 1 day/ week.

Advantages
7 month contract with the potential for extensions

Work primarily remote with minimal on-site

Responsibilities
•Data governance policies, standards, procedures, and supporting documentation.
•Data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models for prioritized business domains and use cases.
•Data quality rules, monitoring metrics, issue logs, and remediation plans.
•Data governance assessments, gap analyses, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
•Governance artifacts, including business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata, data lineage, and data catalog content.
•Critical Data Element (CDE) inventories and associated governance controls.
•Data governance reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and maturity assessments.

Qualifications
Ideal Candidate Must-have:
•Degree in Information Management, Business, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
•Considerable knowledge of data management principles and practices with a minimum of 5 years, including Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, and related DAMA-DMBOK disciplines.
•Experience implementing and supporting data governance frameworks, standards, policies, and compliance requirements within a complex organization.
•Strong knowledge of data governance and metadata management tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, or similar platforms.
•Sound understanding of data architecture, data modelling, data integration, data warehousing, and enterprise data platforms.
•Knowledge of data security, privacy, records management, and applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
•Proficiency with data management and analytical tools and technologies, including SQL, ETL processes, Business Intelligence (BI) tools, and Microsoft Office applications.
•Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex environment.
•Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with business and technical teams and present information to senior leadership.
•Demonstrated ability to support organizational change and data transformation initiatives through collaboration, training, communication, and the adoption of new governance practices.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following:
•Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, public sector).
•Experience implementing or supporting enterprise data governance programs, including governance frameworks, data stewardship, metadata management, and policy development.
•Occupational certification in data governance or data management (e.g., CDMP, DGSP, or equivalent) is considered an asset.
•Experience with data governance, metadata management, or data catalog platforms (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, or similar tools) is considered an asset.


Summary
If you're an experienced Data Governance Analyst looking for your next opportunity, apply today or reach out to your Randstad representative!

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