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Data Governance Analyst

Contract · In Office · Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)

$35,000–$45,000 · Posted Sep 11, 2026

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  • Job Title: Data Governance Analyst
  • Location: Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
  • Duration: 12+ month of contract
  • Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Data Catalog and Metadata Management
  • Work directly with Business and Data Stewards to gather, document, validate, and maintain business and technical metadata.
  • Support the maintenance of the Public Health data catalog, business glossary, data definitions, and related governance documentation.
  • Document and maintain information related to data ownership, stewardship, classifications, business rules, data quality requirements, and data lineage.
  • Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement in metadata and data documentation.
  • Data Stewardship
  • Work in partnership with Public Health Business and Data Stewards and share accountability for the successful population, maintenance, and ongoing quality of the Public Health data catalog.
  • Facilitate governance workgroups and meetings by preparing materials, documenting decisions, and tracking follow-up actions.
  • Facilitate discussions with business and technical stakeholders to establish common understanding of data definitions, ownership, and business rules.
  • Data Governance Support
  • Support the Data Governance Lead in developing, documenting, reviewing, and maintaining data governance standards, procedures, guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Assist with the implementation and continuous improvement of Public Health data governance processes and practices.
  • Assist with documenting data lineage and relationships between Public Health source systems, data warehouse assets, and reporting and analytics products.
  • Develop and maintain metrics and reports related to metadata completeness, stewardship activities, data quality, and governance adoption.
  • Collaborate with Public Health programs, data engineering, analytics, IT, privacy, security, and other stakeholders to incorporate governance practices into Public Health data initiatives.
  • Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Data Management, Business, Analytics, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
  • Knowledge of data governance, data stewardship, metadata management, data catalogs, business glossaries, and data quality practices.
  • Hands-on experience with Collibra strongly preferred, including training business users, curation and maintenance of data assets, metadata, business glossaries, and related governance content. Experience with a similar data governance or data catalog tool may be considered in lieu of Collibra experience.
  • Excels at analytical, organizational, facilitation, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Building effective relationships with Business and Data Stewards, subject matter experts, and technical stakeholders to gather, validate, and maintain business and technical metadata.
  • Exposure to Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, ArcGIS, or similar data and analytics platforms is preferred.
  • Experience developing and maintaining process documentation, standards, procedures, guidelines, or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

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