Education Data Integrity & Reporting Lead

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health, dental, vision insurance

Short-term disability & life insurance

PFML

Holidays

Vacation & sick leave

PERA retirement

RTD Eco Pass

Professional development

Job summary

Colorado Department of Education seeks a Data Management Analyst to oversee the Student Attendance snapshot and Teacher-Student Data Link interchange. You will validate data, implement quality assurance, and coordinate with local education agencies to ensure accurate, timely reporting.

Responsibilities include leading data collections, providing training, using SQL and Excel for analyses, and delivering clear, accessible data reports to inform educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 3+ years in data management, statistics, or programming preferred.
• Experience analyzing complex datasets and ensuring data quality across multiple collections.
• Strong communication, training, and collaboration with LEAs and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Collect data from local education agencies and provide technical assistance to ensure timely, accurate submissions.
• Coordinate data collections, track submissions, validate data, and generate required reports.
• Review and update data resources, materials, and training documentation for assigned collections.
• Collaborate with program units and application developers to test data pipelines and ensure performance.
• Explain data requirements, monitor issues, and provide external and internal support.

Skills

Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables)

SQL

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in data management, statistics, computer programming, or closely related field

Tools

COGNOS

SQL

Excel

Job description

Colorado Department of Education seeks a Data Management Analyst to oversee the Student Attendance snapshot and Teacher-Student Data Link interchange. You will validate data, implement quality assurance, and coordinate with local education agencies to ensure accurate, timely reporting.

Responsibilities include leading data collections, providing training, using SQL and Excel for analyses, and delivering clear, accessible data reports to inform educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public.