Data Steward
Houston, TX, United States
Our client is looking for an advance Data Steward for their team.
This is a full time position, located in Houston, onsite M-F, no sponorship at this time.
Job Description
Understand broadly the data use cases within our business and liaise with development teams and application owners to ensure data discovery, access and management features are meeting their evolving needs
Develop and execute data quality processes to ensure data being consumed by our business can be trusted and is accurate
Continually curate our data catalogue including performing validation of metadata, data tagging and inactivation of obsolete data
Work directly with business stakeholders to develop data naming rules that align with their view and allow for easy identification
Lead product onboardings including cataloguing of new data elements in collaboration with our data acquisition technical team
Develop policies and procedures to ensure appropriate access rules are in place and access groups are defined and maintained
Ensure that data is properly classified as restricted, regulated or public as it relates to the distribution of the data in accordance with data provider contracts
Participate in the development of data polices including data retention, data privacy, data use and regulations
Provide guidance, testing support and validation as data assets, dashboards and reports are built for their area to ensure that they conform to business processes
Qualifications Exposure to commodities trading environment including relevant market/fundamental data sources, types and concepts
2+ years of basic Python scripting or development expertise
2+ years of SQL experience and awareness of database technologies like Oracle RDBM, SQL Server or PostreSQL
Demonstrated technical writing expertise in a professional environment including business analysis and application usage documentation
Effective communication skills with the ability to communicate with technical and business stakeholders
Business/Finance/MIS or related relevant degree
Additional Information
Personal Characteristics Team player
Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities
Able to work in a high-pressure environment with changing priorities
Proactive and customer focused, "make it work" mentality
Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
Resourceful and able to think creatively and adapt