Data Steward Intern

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Position Summary

The Data Steward Intern supports the EDAP (Enterprise Data & Analytics Platform) team in building and maintaining a comprehensive data catalog for Stanley Martin Homes. The intern will conduct structured interviews with business and technical stakeholders across divisions, compile clear business definitions for data entities and fields, and translate those definitions into catalog entries that make EDAP data assets discoverable and trustworthy. This is a meaningful, project-driven internship that contributes directly to how data is understood and used across the organization.

Responsibilities and Duties

•    Stakeholder Interviews: Schedule and conduct structured interviews with business analysts, division managers, and subject matter experts to gather definitions, business rules, and usage context for key data entities.

•    Business Definition Compilation: Translate interview notes and source system context into clear, business-friendly definitions for data entities, attributes, and metrics, following EDAP documentation standards.

•    Data Catalog Entry: Enter and maintain approved definitions, data lineage notes, and ownership information in the EDAP data catalog, ensuring entries are accurate, complete, and consistently formatted.

•    Validation with Technical Teams: Partner with data engineers and BI developers to validate that business definitions align with how data is physically structured in Snowflake and surfaced in Omni BI reports.

•    Tracker Maintenance: Maintain a running inventory of data entities interviewed, definitions drafted, and catalog entries completed, providing weekly progress updates to the EDAP team lead.

•    Cross-Team Coordination: Coordinate with business owners across divisions to schedule interviews, gather feedback on draft definitions, and obtain sign-off before finalizing catalog entries.

•    Standards Adherence: Follow EDAP data governance standards for naming conventions, definition formatting, and metadata completeness throughout all catalog contributions.

Position Standards

•    Excellent listening skills, with the ability to capture and distill complex business concepts from stakeholder conversations.

•    Clear, precise written communication with strong attention to consistency and completeness in documentation.

•    Self-directed and organized, able to manage an active interview schedule and documentation pipeline with minimal supervision.

•    Proactive in seeking clarification and confirming understanding before proceeding with documentation.

•    Comfortable working in a structured, project-oriented environment with clear deliverables and deadlines.

•    Respectful and professional when engaging stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

•    Ability to absorb new concepts quickly and apply them consistently across multiple data domains.

Position Requirements

•    Currently enrolled in a college or university program (rising sophomore or above) in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, or related field.

•    Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to conduct structured interviews and synthesize findings into clear documentation.

•    Basic familiarity with data concepts—tables, fields, relationships, and the difference between a business definition and a technical implementation.

•    Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel, for documentation and tracking.

•    Organized and detail-oriented, with ability to manage a catalog of data entity definitions across multiple subject areas simultaneously. 

•    Available for full-time internship hours (June–August 2025), based in or able to commute to the Reston, VA area or work remotely as approved.

•    Demonstrated ability to follow through on documentation or research projects, through academic work, extracurriculars, or prior experience.

•    Genuine curiosity about data and how it connects business operations to systems and reporting.

•    Coursework or self-study in data management, business analysis, information systems, or related topics is a plus.

Stanley Martin Homes has been building new homes since 1966. Headquartered in Reston, VA, Stanley Martin Homes is one of the nation’s fastest-growing homebuilders, having built more than 25,000 homes and operating in 14 metropolitan areas and seven states, including Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Named National Builder of the Year in 2021 by Builder Magazine, Stanley Martin Homes is driven to deliver on its mission to “design and build homes people love at a price they can afford.”

At Stanley Martin Homes, you're not just joining a company—you’re joining a team. Whether your passion is in sales, construction, or operations, you'll contribute to delivering an exceptional home buying experience that helps people realize their dreams.

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