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Data Access Analyst

Toronto, Ontario
Mid Level
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About the role

Who You Are:

The Data Access Analyst is responsible for supporting the Data Access Product Owner and Specialist in ensuring the proper process and technology is implemented for controlling access to data assets within the client organization. This role involves helping to implement and maintain data access best practices and tools to ensure the right users have appropriate access to assets within our data mesh. You take pride knowing your work enables innovation and helping the client build better digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Participate in an agile team driving Data Access capabilities by helping to identify access requirements/restrictions, streamlining authorization processes and supporting major programs.
  • Ensure data security and compliance with relevant data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) by helping to implement access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
  • Collaborate with the Business stakeholders, vendors, product owners and third-party service providers to collect requirements and ensure data access practices align with business objectives.
  • Collaborate with Program Management team to update project/program plan, report risks/issues, discuss mitigation strategy, program status.
  • Help implement and maintain Data Access control frameworks such are Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) and/or Policy Based Access Control (PBAC) in conjunction with classification and sensitivity of the data.
  • Perform exploratory Data Access analysis to support feature generation. Identify, analyze, interpret trends or patterns in Data Access issues and requests, arranging and driving deeper insights.
  • Actively solicit stakeholder feedback on Data Access technical and functional capabilities and drive improvements as needed.
  • Gather requirements needed to sustainably implement data management, data access and policy standards.
  • Help partner with various data team members to drive innovation. Partner with change management team to participate in change management strategic decisions.
  • Help prepare regular updates for stakeholders regarding proposed solutions, timelines, progress, and issues.
  • Participate in testing activities to ensure tool integrations are properly implemented.
  • Help evolve and enhance training content and capability web page for Data Access solution.

Key Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in data management
  • Knowledge of Data Cataloging, Data Marketplace, and Data Management tools (Such as Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC), Cloud Data Marketplace (CDMP, Cloud Data Integration (CDI)).
  • Understanding of system/software development lifecycle and processes, and understanding of cloud-based platform as a service and management and maintenance of cloud based secured trusted network infrastructure (e.g., AWS) required as the foundation for Data Access solutions.
  • Understanding of databases, data structures, and analytical solution structures (esp. Snowflake, AWS).
  • Understanding of encryption, masking, anonymization and pseudonymization.
  • Some experience with process design, implementation, and improvement
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong competency for working with business stakeholders, managing and meeting their demands.
  • Attention to detail, sense of urgency, and commitment to deadlines Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify, and effectively raise business risks associated with data access.
  • Experience developing best practices, policies, and/or procedures.

Nice to have:

  • Experience working in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
  • Experience using Data Access Management solutions.

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