OPS DATA GOVERNANCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT - 72901531

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Florida Department of Management Services seeks a part-time OPS Data Governance and Technology Assistant to provide operational and technical support within the Office of the State Chief Data Officer. The role focuses on improving data quality, governance, documentation, testing, and efficiency across OSCDO initiatives.

Responsibilities include data governance work, testing, metadata validation, and developing lightweight tools, with AI-assisted development where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Preferred: coursework or practical experience with programming, APIs, SQL, Python, Git, cloud technologies, databases, software testing, metadata or data visualization.
• Current enrollment in or recent completion of relevant IT/data programs is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated analytical, written communication and problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Support data governance, metadata, and standards efforts; review dataset metadata and publish reference materials.
• Execute test cases and document defects for catalogs, web apps, metadata services, and other digital capabilities.
• Develop or modify lightweight utilities and prototypes to support metadata validation, data-quality assessment, and interoperability activities.
• Assist with prototyping API integrations, data transformations, and test harnesses under staff supervision.
• Support interoperability pilots by collecting results and documenting workflows.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata

Data quality

Software testing

Analytics

Cybersecurity

Digital government

Education

IT coursework

Public administration

Tools

APIs

SQL

Python

Git

JSON

Cloud technologies

Job description

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OPS DATA GOVERNANCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT - 72901531

Date: Oct 1, 2026

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Requisition No:884859

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: OPS DATA GOVERNANCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT - 72901531

OPS Data Governance and Technology Assistant
Florida Digital Service
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This is an in-office position located in Tallahassee, FL

The Florida Digital Service provides enterprise leadership to advance the secure, responsible, and effective use of data across Florida state government. The Data Governance and Technology Assistant provides part-time operational and technical support within the Office of the State Chief Data Officer (OSCDO). The position performs structured, supervised work that improves the quality, consistency, documentation, testing, and efficiency of OSCDO enterprise data initiatives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data Governance, Metadata, and Standards Support

• Assist with reviewing and validating dataset metadata and other structured information used in statewide data discovery and interoperability capabilities.
• Support development and publication of data standards, governance guidance, templates, and reference materials by maintaining source references, review comments, change logs, document versions, and publication records.
• Conduct structured research and assemble source material for review by data governance and technical staff.
• Assist with maintaining inventories of datasets, applications, interfaces, standards, and other data-management resources.
• Support preparation of materials for data governance workgroups and collaborative activities with state agencies.
  

Application, Catalog, and Data Quality Assurance

• Execute documented test cases and acceptance criteria for data catalogs, web applications, metadata services, and other digital capabilities.
• Document defects, unexpected application behavior, data-quality issues, metadata issues, and test results for review by technical staff.
• Validate published resources, links, documentation, metadata, and application functionality before and after release.
• Assist with data profiling, metadata review, mapping, standards-conformance checks, and other structured analysis appropriate to assigned work.
• Collect and organize test evidence needed to demonstrate completion of defined technical or governance outcomes.

Development, Automation, and Technical Prototyping

• Use approved development tools, including AI-assisted capabilities when appropriate, to support development, testing, debugging, and documentation of scripts and lightweight technical solutions.
• Develop or modify small utilities supporting metadata validation, data-quality assessment, application testing, catalog operations, standards validation, and interoperability activities under staff supervision.
• Assist with prototyping API integrations, data transformations, test harnesses, reports, and other reusable technical components.
• Use modern development techniques and approved AI-assisted capabilities to prepare initial code, test cases, technical documentation, and troubleshooting approaches, with outputs reviewed and validated before operational use.
• Document development decisions, test results, known limitations, validation performed, and required human review for technical work, including work produced with automated or AI-assisted tools.

Interoperability and Strategic Support

• Support interoperability pilots by collecting test results, documenting workflows, validating data, and maintaining project evidence.
• Assist technical and governance staff with demonstrations, research, documentation, and repeatable procedures supporting enterprise data-management initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Office of the State Chief Data Officer.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of or interest in data management, data governance, metadata, data quality, software testing, analytics, cybersecurity, or digital government.
• Ability to follow documented technical procedures, execute repeatable tests, accurately record results, and identify inconsistencies or defects.
• Basic ability to work with structured data using spreadsheets or comparable analytical tools.
• Ability to learn programming, scripting, APIs, SQL, Python, Git, JSON, cloud technologies, or comparable modern technologies as required by assigned work.
• Ability to use modern development tools, including approved AI-assisted capabilities, to support coding, testing, research, analysis, and documentation, with appropriate human review, validation, and compliance with applicable data-handling, security, privacy, records-management, and acceptable-use requirements.
• Ability to prepare clear technical documentation, test evidence, research summaries, and process documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to follow applicable data-handling, security, privacy, records-management, and acceptable-use requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current enrollment in or recent completion of coursework in information technology, computer science, data science, information systems, cybersecurity, business analytics, public administration, or a related field is preferred but not required.
• Basic proficiency with spreadsheets and common productivity applications.
• Demonstrated analytical, written communication, and problem-solving ability

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework or practical experience with programming, scripting, APIs, SQL, Python, Git, cloud technologies, databases, software testing, metadata, or data visualization.
• Experience using approved generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted development tools in a structured academic or work setting.
• Interest in enterprise data management, interoperability, data governance, application development, or public-sector technology.

Our Organization and Mission:

Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary Tom Berger and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

Special Notes:

DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
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An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DMS Human Resources (HR) Office at [phone]. DMS requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.
Pursuant to F.S. 215.422 every officer or employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of vendors’ invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors are mandated to process, resolve and comply as section 215.422 requires

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.