Data Quality Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Amida Technology Solutions is a DC-based software services company focused on the most difficult problems in data interoperability, exchange, governance, and security.

We design, develop, and deploy software solutions that collect, reconcile, and transform data for business intelligence, predictive analytics, and decision support.

We specialize in taking data from inception to impact.

Our team is composed of creative, forward thinkers who are passionate about using cutting edge technology to make a difference in people's lives and have a positive impact on our country.

We offer an entrepreneurial, high growth environment that values fresh ideas, candid conversations, and authentic teamwork.

Amida is looking for a Data Quality Specialist to join our team in Washington DC (hybrid) or a remote location .

What you will do :

• You will provide the business, process, and technical guidance necessary to ensure that data quality teams, metadata management teams, and our clients are on a path to success
• You will be responsible for the delivery of data quality policies and procedures, implementation of data quality tools, federation of data quality results with metadata catalogs, and effective communication with data owners and stakeholders
• Assist in the implementation and management of an Enterprise Data Quality tool for a client with hundreds of data systems
• Provide experience-based guidance and build consensus between partnering teams resulting in production data quality tool usage
• Understand and own documentation of the Data Quality tool standards and processes
• Enable effective data quality stewardship with SOPs, training, and tutorials
• Create documentation with the technical team to ease adoption and onboarding by data owners and their proxies
• Manage usage of non-sensitive data quality results in dashboarding tools and federation of results into an enterprise data catalog

Required Skills :

• Bachelor's of Science Degree AND
• 5+ years of data governance or data quality experience
• 2+ years of data quality experience with a COTS tool (Collibra DQ or OWL are strongly preferred, but other peers are acceptable)
• A firm understanding of how to generate, assess, and store data quality results
• Experience writing custom SQL and other related database queries and analyses to support DQ findings
• A history of resolving validated data quality results findings with various upstream and downstream teams
• Experience with individual contributor project management and task management skills in agile and waterfall environments
• Polished written / verbal communications skills including the ability to train and mentor client data quality tool users
• Familiarity with building and delivering presentations
• Awareness of and ability to navigate the large-organization politics of many of our clients

Preferred Skills :

• Data architecture experience
• 5+ years of data quality experience with a COTS tool (Collibra DQ or OWL are strongly preferred, but other peers are acceptable)

Communication is the key to success at Amida. Our people are known for their can-do attitude and their ability to work effectively with client teams.

We pride ourselves on having a collegial, multidisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds and experience. Our best team members pay intense attention to detail in all aspects of their work, have a strong sense of initiative, and are willing to be opinionated about the best ways of doing things.

A sense of humor is an asset at Amida.

We help solve the biggest challenges in data management. If you're looking for an opportunity to help important organizations get their data right, we hope you'll forward your resume and let us know why this role appeals to you.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Amida Technology Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We value diversity of ideas and people.