Data Governance & Mgmt Analyst

Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy

• Job Posting closes: May 10, 2026
• Required documents uploaded by: All required documents listed below must be attached to your application within 2 days of applying for your application to be considered complete.

Agency Information:

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

Protecting Kansans, Promoting Recovery and Supporting Self Sufficiency

https://www.kdads.ks.gov/

About the Position

Who can apply: Anyone

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Work Schedule: M-F

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Veterans' Preference Eligible: Yes

Disability Preference Eligible: Yes

Search Keywords: Data Governance & Management Analyst

Compensation: $60,000-$70,000 Annually.

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits

Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

Sick & Vacation leave

Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

Fitness Centers in select locations

Employee discounts with the STAR Program

Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary:

This position works with program staff, IT staff, state legislators, external state and federal agencies, as well as various other stakeholders to drive a unified data strategy for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to support better decision making, operational efficiency and strategic advantage for KDADS programs. The incumbent ensures accuracy, security and effective use of agency data within the scope of agency, state, and federal policies and regulations and at assists in the development and continuous improvement of said policies. This position helps cultivate data literacy throughout the agency and collaborates closely with IT to help design data architecture, streamline data intake, and promote enhanced data quality through each phase of the data life cycle. Incumbent works with the data and reporting unit to develop report testing and verify data governance and integrity is maintained to the highest standard.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Data Life Cycle Management:

This position helps ensure the accuracy, consistency and reliability of data throughout its lifecycle by handling data quality standards, monitoring data quality metrics and implementing corrective processes while supporting data quality audits as needed to ensure data standards are met—from initiation to decommissioning, through the life cycle to ensure compliance with policies and regulations. The incumbent implements and maintains standards for data collection, data storage, data in transit and data usage in both raw and reporting formats.

Along with assisting in the development and implementation of data standards of current and future data projects, this position also reviews existing structures to establish and ensure consistency and quality across all data domains in accordance with all federal and state policies. Incumbent deploys solutions and sustains improvements to data management technologies to advance data practices for improved compliance, efficiency and value.

This necessitates partnering closely with program, IT, and data reporting teams to understand data flows, sourcing, and usage. The incumbent collaborates with data owners and stewards as well as program teams to define and document data definitions and lineage as well as the scope of data needs and ultimate data collection and reporting purpose. In order to establish a unified data strategy throughout the agency, this position deploys training programs to improve agency-wide data literacy, understanding of data standards and policy, and accountability for data responsibility such that the development of data management strategies is aligned with agency goals and values.

Data Governance Operations:

This position develops and enhances agency data management requirements and procedures to ensure alignment with programmatic objectives, regulatory requirements and industry best practices through the implementation of data governance policies including data life cycle, classification, and controls. Incumbent manages data lineage and data quality initiatives and drives enhancements to ensure seamless integration across all agency data platforms. This role oversees integrations, workflow automations, metadata management and user adoption to assist in the implementation and maintenance of the agency data governance framework, including policies, standards and procedures.

Incumbent implements data governance policies and frameworks that define how data is collected, stored, processed, and shared to help maintain data integrity and data quality, ensuring data practices align with agency goals. This position also helps develop data governance processes and controls to support continuous operational improvement to reduce data quality defects, improve efficiency, and mitigate risk in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Incumbent implements solutions and improvements to data governance technologies to drive data practices to improved compliance, efficiency and value.

This position promotes data governance awareness and accountability across the agency and all external applicable data stakeholders, driving data steward initiatives for comprehensive and effective data governance. Working closely with stakeholders, the incumbent translates governance needs into scalable enablement that improve adoption and reduce operational friction.

Data and Report Testing and Validation:

This position works within the KDADS data and reporting unit to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of data pipelines, reports, and dashboards. Incumbent develops and implements testing and validation strategies and processes to perform data profiling, reconciliation, and quality checks to ensure data accuracy and consistency. Along with the implementation of the testing strategy, this position also develops and maintains comprehensive documentation of the validation processes and change management as well as testing and validation results to support internal and external auditing as required.

In keeping best practices, the incumbent establishes both the development of automated and embedded testing and validation processes as well as manual testing and analysis with a focus on both data errors/inconsistencies as well as data anomalies. This position develops the process for subsequent root cause analysis to support stakeholders in fixing data discrepancies. The incumbent also supports data incident management, root cause analysis and remediation.

Completes special projects and performs other duties as assigned including but not limited to ensuring the agency is adequately staffed during and immediately following natural and/or manmade disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, and/or acts of terrorism. Assists other employees in the work unit in accomplishing assignments as necessary.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four years of experience in data governance, management, strategy, and analytics enablement
• Demonstrated knowledge of data governance fundamentals, such as data stewardship, data lifecycle, metadata, data quality, privacy, and access controls
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities
• Ability to read, maintain, and design process flows to translate requirements into clear, actionable workplans
• Familiarity with modern data platform concepts

Preferred:

• Knowledge of research and analysis methods, reimbursement systems, and Medicaid funded long term care programs.
• Experience with data protection and access management
• Experience designing or facilitating data literacy, adoption, and change management efforts, including training plans and communication
• Healthcare, Medicaid, and/or managed care experience

Recruiter Contact Information

KDADS – Human Resources Recruiter

503 S. Kansas Ave

Topeka, KS 66603

Phone: 785-296-0463

Fax: 785-368-6688

Email: KDADS.APPLY@ks.gov

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• DD214 (if you are claiming Veteran’s Preference)

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Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager.

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ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Ave, Suite 260
Topeka, KS 66612

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

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