My client based in Dublin City Centre are seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support their strategic initiative of building a comprehensive business data dictionary and facilitating the migration of critical business data into the Vanguard Data Lake.
This is a daily rate contract role
Hybrid: 3 days per week onsite
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with business units to identify, analyze, and understand existing data assets and their context.
* Catalogue and document business data elements, including definitions, sources, ownership, and usage.
* Lead the development and ongoing maintenance of a centralized business data dictionary.
* Facilitate the migration of business data to the Data Lake, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and quality.
* Define, implement, and enforce data governance standards, policies, and best practices.
* Support audits, data quality reviews, and remediation activities to maintain consistent and trusted data.
Qualifications & Skills
* Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
* Experience in data governance, metadata management, or data cataloguing within complex organizations.
* Strong understanding of data management principles, data dictionaries, and data migration practices.
* Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., data lakes, cloud-based architectures).
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work across business and technical team