The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is hiring a data analyst VI to serve as a data technology and governance lead within its Information Technology Division.
The role performs advanced data analysis and data architecture work, with responsibility for enterprisewide information governance and data system integrity. Duties include directing strategic operations and planning, developing policies and standards for data management, conducting extensive research and analysis, and monitoring and implementing data quality improvements.
Essential functions include overseeing data compilation and queries, using statistical tools to identify gaps and anomalies, selecting data management tools and establishing standards and procedures for their use, and developing databases and analytics strategies that improve statistical efficiency and data quality.
The position also reviews data trends, coordinates data cleansing and pruning with database administration staff, produces technical reports with recommendations, consults with internal and external customers to identify user needs, and serves as a subject matter expert on data integrity, extraction and compilation.
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least seven years of full-time experience in data engineering, data analysis, data compilation research and evaluation, and reporting, along with four years of experience in data architecture, technical or research writing, business intelligence or visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI.
Experience supervising employees is preferred, as is experience with cloud data governance frameworks, the Databricks or Informatica platforms, Amazon Web Services or Azure, and work in a government agency environment.
The full-time, exempt position is based in Huntsville and pays $7,910 per month. The posting closes March 9.
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TDCJ Hiring Data Technology and Governance Lead
What to Know:
- The agency is hiring a data analyst VI to serve as a data technology and governance lead within the IT Division.
- The role focuses on enterprise data governance and integrity, including setting data standards, improving data quality and leading advanced analysis and reporting.
- Applicants need a bachelor’s degree and at least seven years of relevant data experience, with additional experience in data architecture, reporting or BI tools also required.
