Data Operations Analyst — Remote Data Steward

AZ State Jobs; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave

Retirement plan

Health and dental insurance

Vacation with 10 paid holidays

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Remote work option

Job summary

The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) is seeking a Data Operations Analyst (Program Training Specialist) to manage intake, validation, and processing of partner data into the IDS. You will coordinate with data partners and ensure timely submissions, while maintaining data quality and governance.

Based in Phoenix, this role offers a path to contribute to state workforce insights, with remote work options within Arizona and a salary range of $56,098 to $75,000, plus competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Public Policy, Education Research, or related quantitative field required.
• Minimum of one year experience performing analytic work.
• Driver’s License Requirements.
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and products.
• Data validation, cleaning, and reconciliation techniques.
• Descriptive statistics and cohort analysis.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with external data partners to submit data to the Integrated Data System (IDS).
• Lead intake and processing of inbound datasets, including file validation, formatting, and ingestion into the data environment.
• Perform data quality assurance checks to ensure completeness, consistency, and accuracy of partner-submitted data.
• Troubleshoot data issues with partners and internal technical staff, resolving discrepancies and improving data reliability.
• Maintain data inventories, data dictionaries, and documentation of data sources and transformations.
• Serve as liaison between OEO, technical teams and data partners to support data standardization.
• Prepare metadata, narrative summaries, and documentation for reports and dashboards.
• Support continuous improvement of data workflows and processes to enhance efficiency, standardization, and data usability.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Written communication

Oral communication

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Public Policy, Education Research, or related quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) is seeking a Data Operations Analyst (Program Training Specialist) to manage intake, validation, and processing of partner data into the IDS. You will coordinate with data partners and ensure timely submissions, while maintaining data quality and governance.

Based in Phoenix, this role offers a path to contribute to state workforce insights, with remote work options within Arizona and a salary range of $56,098 to $75,000, plus competitive benefits.