Data Governance Analyst

Data Governance Analyst

Merrimack, NH

At Connection, our purpose is simple: we connect people with technology. From hardware—PCs, printers, servers, and more—to cutting-edge cloud, cybersecurity, and professional IT services, we design, build, and support the IT solutions that thousands of companies, schools, and government agencies rely on every day. Back in 1982, we started out with two employees and a phone line. Today, Connection is a Fortune 1000 IT solutions partner operating in 174 countries around the world—still driven by that startup mentality and guided by our original purpose.

We’d love for you to join us and make your mark on the future of technology.

Full Time

$65,500.00/Yr.

- $83,129.00/Yr.

What We Do:
We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department.

Who We Are:
Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.

Why You Should Join Us:
You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional well-being. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources.

You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Reporting to the Manager of Data Governance and working with minimal supervision, the Data Governance Analyst plays a central role in implementing and sustaining processes that ensure enterprise data is secure, trusted, and well-documented. The Analyst is responsible for managing data model certification, metadata quality, access controls, and the registration of reporting assets across platforms such as Databricks and Power BI.

Provides Scrum Master support for governance-related work streams or ownership of the enterprise data dictionary and cataloging practices. The Analyst collaborates cross-functionally with business stakeholders, engineers, and data stewards to enforce governance policies, improve intake workflows, and promote data literacy and transparency.

• Manages the intake, validation, and certification process for data models used in enterprise reporting.
• Maintains and enforces metadata standards for gold tables, dashboards, and data assets across Databricks, Power BI, and supporting platforms.
• Coordinates and documents data access requests, ensuring proper approvals, justifications, and security alignment.
• Uses Jira and Service Now to manage governance tasks, Epics, and intake queues.
• Leads or supports governance audits related to metadata completeness, model certification, or access tracking.
• Partners with governance leadership to improve intake workflows, define process documentation, and support cross-functional communication.
• Escalates systemic issues and contributes to governance process design and continuous improvement.
• Serves as Scrum Master for the data governance team, facilitating sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Coordinates cross-functional governance initiatives and ensures timely delivery of prioritized work.
• Tracks…