Data Governance Systems Engineer

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13813312 ## Position Overview The Illinois Tollway is dedicated to providing and promoting a safe and efficient system of highways while ensuring the highest possible level of service to our customers. Whether it's I-PASS, theMove Illinois Program, open road tolling or keeping you safe with our H.E.L.P. trucks, we are committed to delivering great benefits and services to customers.\ \ The Tollway is a user-fee system no state or federal tax dollars are used to support maintenance and operations. Operations are funded by toll and concession revenues.\ \ Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and Executive Staff, the Tollway is committed to achieving the following goals: increase collaboration with regional transportation and planning agencies, promote the regional economy, maintain financial integrity, foster environmental responsibility and sustainability, maintain the safety and efficiency of the Tollway system, further transparency and accountability, enhance customer service, and maintain public trust. The Data Governance System Engineer partners with business units to implement and sustain the Illinois Tollway's Data Governance Program. This role ensures enterprise data is governed, trusted, compliant, and fit for business, analytics, and AI initiatives through governance monitoring, documentation, data quality oversight, and collaboration with Data Stewards. ## Essential Job Functions - Partner with business areas to implement data governance policies, standards, and procedures. - Monitor compliance with governance policies, data classification, metadata, and stewardship requirements. - Facilitate Data Steward meetings, monitor stewardship activities, and resolve governance issues collaboratively. - Develop and maintain governance documentation, business glossaries, data dictionaries, standards, and operating procedures. - Measure, monitor, and report data quality metrics; coordinate remediation of data quality issues ensuring data accuracy. - Produce governance dashboards, compliance reports, and executive metrics. - Support audits and ensure compliance with enterprise data governance, privacy, and AI governance requirements. - Promote data literacy and governance best practices across the organization. ## Qualifications Education (Required): - Associates degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited university or college. \ Skills and Experience (Required):\ - 2-4 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Quality, Business Analysis, or Information Management. - Experience with Microsoft Purview, Power BI, Excel, Visio, SharePoint, or similar governance tools. - Knowledge of metadata management, data lineage, business glossaries, and data quality frameworks. - Strong facilitation, documentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills. - Experience establishing or supporting a Data Governance Council. - Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or EDM Council frameworks. - Familiarity with NIST, Microsoft Purview, M365 Copilot governance, data privacy, and AI governance. - Public sector or transportation industry experience. The Illinois Tollway is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, disability, unfavorable discharge from military services, age, order of protection status, military status, sex or sexual orientation. \ ## All stated experience for each question listed within the Supplemental Question Sec ion must also be reflected in the "Work Experience" section of your application or in your resume. Failure to do so, or overstating experience, will result in receiving no credit for your answer, and may result in your disqualification from consideration.