Data Access and Quality Specialist - Jobs in Newmarket, ON

Job Description

WHY DATA, ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION SERVICESCome join the team making a difference at York Region. You will become part of a diverse group that acknowledges everyones unique talents and empowers teams to do whats right, and to do it well. You will work in a place where the right technology and infrastructure fosters innovation, collaboration, and creativity, and where you are valued, respected and heard.‘Together, Putting Data to Work’ is our motto - join us to grow and make an impact.WHO WE’RE LOOKING FORYork Region is looking for a well-rounded candidate who has an appreciation for all things data. You recognize that working collaboratively with people is the key to getting things done. You strive to continually improve processes and will ut forward recommendations. You are familiar with all types of data and have a deep appreciation for the quality, access, privacy, and security considerations that may be required. You work with attention to detail and appreciate the value and importance of metadata. You like to share knowledge with others and keep abreast of industry trends, principles, and methodologies. You excel at making complex concepts simple and easy to understand by those around you. You are a curious, motivated, professional who communicates well and respects diverse perspectives.WHAT YOU’LL BE DOINGThey say, “variety is the spice of life” and this is what your days will offer in this position. One day you will be leading advisory boards and the next day you will be teaching others about the importance of data quality and metadata. Your strong database and ETL skills will ensure that data catalogues, systems and tools are running smoothly. You will guide stewards creating metadata for all of the Region’s data holdings (operational data, warehouse data, dashboards, ETL’s reports etc). You provide support to departments as they apply data quality methods and monitoring to Regional datasets and make recommendations on how to improve the quality of their operational data and their warehoused data. You will liaise with a variety of institutions, external partners and individuals across a range of sectors requesting data and promoting the Region’s data catalogue, data access, open data and data quality processes and initiatives. You will provide subject matter expertise in areas of metadata management, data access and quality processes. You will identify opportunities to enrich our data catalogue, quality tools or open data platform; developing business cases or making presentations as suitable. You will strive to ensure that the best quality data is catalogued with metadata and easily accessible, allowing others to “put data to work” to help shape and serve the growing community in which we live and work.WHAT GETS YOU CONSIDEREDYou have a Bachelor Degree in Information Management, Data Management, or a related discipline, or approved equivalent combination of education and experience. You have a minimum 3 years of experience working in the mentioned disciplines and have demonstrated leadership and project management qualities with a positive can-do attitude. You have a proven passion for and experience in metadata management, data access, open data and data quality processes and initiatives. You are proficient in database management techniques (Views, Triggers), extract transform and load tools (SQL, SSIS, FME, R, Python, Alteryx) spatial data (ArcGIS), and visualization platforms (Tableau, Power BI). You can communicate well both spoken and written, and use communications tools effectively. Accreditation, such as PMP or PMI is noteworthy but not required, nor is a driver’s license.Quick Apply

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