{"id":3472871,"url":"https://alion.io/job/tomorrow-hire-data-governance-analyst","title":"Data Governance Analyst","company":{"id":4895,"name":"Tomorrow Hire","domain":"tomorrowhire.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/tomorrowhire","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":null},"role":"Analytics","role_family":"Analytics","seniority":null,"employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Richmond, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":44,"max":64,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":128000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Oracle","optional":false},{"name":"Snowflake","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"BPMN","optional":true}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T17:49:33Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-29","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T18:22:32Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-01T18:22:32Z","days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Job Title: Data Governance Analyst\nWork Type: Hybrid\nLocation: Richmond, VA 23219\nSalary: $44 - $64 per hour\nStart Date: November 16, 2026\nEnd Date: November 30, 2027\nIndustry Category: Government / Healthcare / Data Governance & Information Technology\nEmployment Type: Contract\nRequisition ID: 812902\nOverview:\nWe are seeking an experienced Data Governance Analyst to support the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) in Richmond, Virginia. This CDC-funded contract opportunity focuses on advancing enterprise data governance by integrating people, processes, policies, and technology.\nThe ideal candidate will bring senior-level expertise in business analysis, enterprise data governance, data lineage, data cataloging, SQL, data warehousing, requirements elicitation, and process improvement.\nThis position emphasizes governance strategy, stakeholder facilitation, operational process design, and organizational adoption rather than hands-on application development. Candidates must also possess the technical data knowledge required to evaluate governance challenges and collaborate effectively with enterprise technology teams.\nThis position requires two days per week on-site in Richmond, Virginia. Local Richmond-area candidates are preferred.\nApplication:\nApplication Deadline: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.\nQualified candidates should demonstrate at least ten years of relevant experience in data analysis, data lineage and cataloging, data policy development, SQL, data warehousing, and requirements elicitation.\nApplicants must confirm their ability to work on-site in Richmond two days per week and attend a follow-up in-person interview if requested by the hiring manager.\nCandidates must provide their current city and state of residence and confirm that they will physically reside within the United States throughout the assignment. Personal identifying information must not be uploaded into PIXID.\nJob Description:\nThe Data Governance Analyst will serve as a senior business analysis and facilitation resource supporting DBHDS enterprise data governance initiatives.\nThe analyst will collaborate with data owners, data stewards, business units, enterprise architecture, engineering, security, analytics teams, and external partners to establish repeatable, sustainable, and measurable governance processes.\nThis position requires the ability to analyze complex business and data management challenges, interpret policies and standards, elicit requirements, and translate organizational needs into practical workflows, procedures, decision frameworks, and operational controls.\nThe successful candidate will support data quality improvements, access governance, data sharing, enterprise data integration, and data product requirements while facilitating cross-functional collaboration and driving governance decisions toward 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data stewards to operationalize enterprise data governance policies, standards, and responsibilities.\nDevelop and refine data governance procedures, workflows, and accountability structures.\nSupport governance decision processes, including ARID-related initiatives.\nEstablish measures of governance effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and data quality.\nPromote governance-by-design practices across enterprise data operations and technology delivery.\nData Analysis, Lineage & Cataloging\nAnalyze enterprise datasets, data flows, and data management processes to support governance objectives.\nEvaluate data lineage, cataloging practices, and metadata management requirements.\nIdentify data quality issues and facilitate root-cause analysis and remediation planning.\nApply SQL and database knowledge to support data analysis and governance-related investigations.\nCollaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to improve data transparency, consistency, and usability.\nRequirements Elicitation & Stakeholder Facilitation\nLead cross-functional workshops involving business stakeholders, data owners, stewards, enterprise architecture, engineering, security, and analytics teams.\nGather, analyze, validate, and document complex business and data governance requirements.\nFacilitate discussions involving competing priorities and build consensus around practical solutions.\nClarify decision rights, responsibilities, dependencies, and required actions.\nDocument decisions, communicate outcomes, and coordinate implementation follow-through.\nAccess Governance, Data Sharing & Compliance\nSupport access governance processes by documenting authorization requirements, decision criteria, and operational controls.\nFacilitate data sharing requirements and coordinate with responsible teams to implement approved decisions.\nSupport compliance reviews and continuous improvement of governance procedures.\nCollaborate with enterprise partners to embed governance requirements into data acquisition, integration, management, and consumption.\nHelp ensure data governance activities align with applicable organizational policies and standards.\nEnterprise Data Management & Integration\nSupport initiatives involving automated data onboarding, enterprise master patient index (EMPI), and master and reference data management.\nCollaborate with enterprise technology teams on data warehouse and database-related governance requirements.\nFacilitate requirements for data integration, interoperability, and enterprise data products.\nEvaluate data management challenges and recommend sustainable process improvements.\nSupport alignment between business requirements, data governance objectives, and technical implementation activities.\nGovernance Reporting & Continuous Improvement\nDefine and maintain measures for governance effectiveness, process adoption, compliance, and data quality.\nPrepare clear documentation and communicate findings to business and technical stakeholders.\nIdentify opportunities to streamline governance workflows and improve organizational accountability.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives across enterprise data management operations.\nTrack decisions, dependencies, and implementation progress for prioritized governance activities.\nRequirements\nMinimum Qualifications:\n10+ years of experience in data analysis.\n10+ years of experience with data lineage and data cataloging.\n10+ years of experience creating data policies, procedures, and related governance documentation.\n10+ years of experience using SQL for data analysis and related enterprise data activities.\n10+ years of experience working with data warehouses and enterprise data warehousing environments.\n10+ years of experience eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business or data requirements.\n7+ years of experience working with relational databases and database platforms such as SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, or comparable 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