Master Data Management and Data Governance Analyst (Data Management and Systems Integration Specialist)

ABOUT US
Almost 1.2 million residents call York Region home, making it one of the largest regions in Canada – and the fastest growing with a population that’s expected to grow to more than 2 million by 2041. Our geography, which is comprised of about 1,800 square kilometers over nine different municipalities, is as beautiful, interesting and diverse as our people. Local government is organized in a two-tier structure and we work together with our local municipalities to provide residents and businesses access to a broad selection of services and resources.

WHAT WE OFFER
Consistently named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes, we offer a collaborative, progressive workplace that takes pride in our organizational culture and is committed to living The 13 Factors of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – aligned with our vision to create strong, caring and safe communities both within and outside our walls.

• Defined Benefit Pension Program - With the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan, you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a full-time employee and includes employer-matched contributions.
• Employer of Choice - Recognized as the highest-ranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations.
• Benefits and Wellness - Employees and their loved ones have access to an employee health care spending account, access to a 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program and corporate discounts and purchase plans for day-to-day products and services. Casual employees are eligible to receive payment in lieu of benefits and/or vacation.
• Inclusive and Diverse Workforce - We’re committed to fostering an environment that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and ensures everyone can develop to their full potential, participate freely in society and live with respect, dignity and freedom from discrimination. Our robust Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility program continues to grow, and has been recognized by the United Nations and many other organizations for our leadership.
   

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Collaborates with stakeholders and follows the corporate strategic leadership, planning and direction related to this function.
• Identifies opportunities to develop MDM solutions and processes in line with corporate architectural and technology standards.
• Provides technical expertise on MDM solution development and projects including requirement gathering, process mapping, design, application development, data migration, integration, testing, training, and documentation.
• Ensures operations and maintenance activities pertaining to the corporate master data and analytics platform are completed.
• Supports the implementation of a data governance framework and data governance policies by working collaboratively with internal partners and Data Stewards in various roles across the organization and develops procedures to maintain data integrity.
• Establish the monitoring of the health and status of critical data and analyses data usage patterns and trends to recommend enhancements to support decision-making and process improvements.
• Provides broad data and analytics expertise in areas such as finance, human resources, asset management and geospatial.
• Leads the integration of MDM concepts and practices into data and business processes.
• Advances data processing rigour and automation in support of corporate data acquisitions, critical data and systems integration and maintenance requirements.
• Develops custom data products conforming to specifications required of business applications.
• Reviews and applies template data models and advances adherence to applicable data standards.
• Researches and analyses business processes to identity opportunities for process redesign, automation, or other improvements.
• Supports departmental applications through technology upgrades or other modernization efforts.
• Designs and develops dashboards, architectural diagrams, data visualizations and data stories, and data products.
   

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Successful completion of a College Diploma in Computer Information, Geomatics, Information Technology, or related field, or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience providing project implementation analysis and support in data management systems, data integrity and security as it relates to various technology systems and application development and spatial data creation.
• Demonstrated experience managing data with an appreciation of data management principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of technology industry and related systems and applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of systems development life cycle processes using databases and programming languages.
• Experience in manipulating and analyzing data using relevant applications.
• Ability to research, document, and present technical information.
• Ability to analyze and resolve technical problems.
• Experience in project management and leading project teams.
• Knowledge of trends in the use of current technology as it relates to data management systems.
• Strong analytical skills to analyze user requirements identify issues and to design, develop and implement applications and recommend solutions.

Please apply online by 5:00PM EST of the closing date indicated above. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted via email.