Data Steward

Oddball, Inc.; Mississippi; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data management firm in Mississippi is seeking a Data Steward to ensure the quality and integrity of organizational data assets. This role involves implementing data governance policies, monitoring data metrics, and collaborating with business and IT teams to resolve data issues. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in data management and strong knowledge of compliance frameworks like HIPAA and NIST. This role offers a fully remote opportunity with flexible PTO and a company match 401(k) plan.

Benefits

Company Match 401(k) plan

Flexible PTO

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in data management, governance, or a related role.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and metadata management principles.
• Familiar with compliance frameworks including HIPAA, NIST, CMMC, and RMF.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce data governance policies and standards.
• Monitor and report on data quality metrics.
• Partner with business and IT teams to resolve data quality issues.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality management

Metadata management

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Databricks

Jupyter Notebooks

OpenMetadata

Job description

Overview

Oddball believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the work they are doing. We value learning and growth and aim to make a big impact at a small company by bringing quality software to the federal space.

Role

Data Steward to ensure the quality, integrity, and proper use of organizational data assets. This role acts as a bridge between business users, governance teams, and technical staff — promoting consistent data definitions, policies, and standards while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Implement and enforce data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Serve as the point of contact for assigned data domains.
• Ensure compliance with frameworks such as HIPAA, NIST, CMMC, and RMF.
• Define and maintain data definitions, business rules, and metadata.
• Monitor and report on data quality metrics; drive remediation efforts when issues arise.
• Partner with business and IT teams to resolve data quality and integrity problems.
• Collaborate with data owners, custodians, and users to ensure consistent data usage.
• Educate business teams on data standards and proper governance practices.
• Maintain and update entries in the enterprise data catalog, including lineage and ownership. Support cross-functional projects involving data migration, integration, and analytics.
• Provide documentation and metadata to support audits and reporting requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• 3–5 years of experience in data management, governance, business analysis, or a related role.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and metadata management principles.
• Familiarity with data management tools and platforms such as Databricks, Jupyter Notebooks, or OpenMetadata.
• Understanding of data models, relational databases, and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with master data management (MDM), data catalogs, or policy-as-code approaches.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks including HIPAA, NIST, CMMC, and RMF.
• Analytical and detail-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with DHA environments, enterprise data solutions, or large-scale healthcare data management.
• Exposure to cloud-based data platforms and modern data engineering practices.

Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Fully remote
• Company Match 401(k) plan
• Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays

Equal Opportunity

Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant needing accommodation should contact an Oddball HR representative at [e-mail].