Senior Data Analyst & Data Governance Lead

State of New York - Financial Services, Department of; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 101,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Department of Financial Services is seeking a Data Analyst 3 to support complex analytical projects and trusted data capabilities within the Technology Bureau. This role partners with cross-functional teams to deliver analytics, develop data-driven solutions, and promote data quality.

Responsibilities include technical documentation, data migrations, and supervision of a team of Data Analysts.

Qualifications

• Nine years of experience in data visualization and statistical modeling.
• Or six years of experience in data visualization and data mining tools.
• Substitution: associate's degree may substitute for two years; bachelor's for four; master's for one year; Ph.D. for two years.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to support and deliver complex analytical projects, develop data-driven solutions, and address business problems
• Oversee the creation of informational materials and technical documentation, including data definitions and supporting documentation for analytics solutions
• Deliver data solutions, tools, and capabilities that enable self-service analytics and help data consumers access and use trusted data
• Develop and implement methods, standards, and procedures to produce accurate, consistent, and efficient data analysis
• Clean, transform, integrate, and manage large datasets from multiple sources while ensuring accuracy, integrity, completeness, and reliability
• Supervise, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a team of Data Analysts
• Review prepared data sources and datasets to confirm accuracy, completeness, consistency, and alignment with business requirements
• Collaborate with the Data Warehouse team to define and validate source-to-target mappings, transformation rules, and business requirements for reporting needs
• Develop and implement data migration strategies, including source-to-target mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, quality assurance, and post-migration verification
• Work with the Data Architect to develop data strategies, analytical capabilities, and architecture direction aligned with division goals and enterprise data objectives
• Coordinate with the Data Governance team, Data Stewards, Data Owners, and business partners to promote trusted data and maintain accuracy, consistency, standardization, and proper use of enterprise datasets
• Support data governance initiatives by contributing to data definitions, metadata, data lineage, data quality standards, and data stewardship practices
• Evaluate existing data processes and recommend improvements to enhance data quality, accessibility, efficiency, and reliability
• Travel may be required up to 10%
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Data visualization

Statistical models

Data mining tools

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Ph.D. in related field

Job description

The New York State Department of Financial Services is seeking a Data Analyst 3 to support complex analytical projects and trusted data capabilities within the Technology Bureau. This role partners with cross-functional teams to deliver analytics, develop data-driven solutions, and promote data quality.

Responsibilities include technical documentation, data migrations, and supervision of a team of Data Analysts.