Planview DBA

This is a 12-month contract role based remotely, supporting portfolio and project data management within an enterprise PMO environment. The Planview Data Administrator will be responsible for maintaining data quality, hygiene, and governance standards across Planview Portfolios and AgilePlace, while providing operational support to the senior PMO Operations Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily, weekly, and monthly Planview data hygiene routines to ensure all project, resource, and financial data is current, accurate, and compliant with governance standards.
• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, including missing attributes, incorrect mappings, incomplete project setups, orphan objects, and outdated records; prioritize and execute corrective actions.
• Partner with the senior PMO Operations Analyst to implement enhanced data governance controls and standardized templates that reduce recurrence of data errors.
• Maintain high-quality data to support accurate PMO performance metrics, portfolio health dashboards, resource forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Prepare issue logs and remediation summaries to provide visibility into recurring data problems and recommended systemic fixes.
• Provide Tier 1/Tier 2 support to Planview and AgilePlace users, with emphasis on correcting data mistakes, coaching proper data entry, and reinforcing PMO standards.
• Collaborate with the senior administrator to deliver user guidance, training, and playbooks focused on data hygiene and accurate data entry.
• Support project managers in resolving timesheet errors, resource assignment mismatches, workflow exceptions, and project attribute gaps.
• Assist the senior PMO Operations Analyst in implementing enhancements, updates, and workflow modifications within Planview Portfolios.
• Support customization and maintenance of Planview dashboards, reports, and data elements by preparing validated datasets and performing structured quality checks.
• Maintain AgilePlace boards by performing cleanup, backlog grooming support, and workflow alignment checks.
• Monitor integration data flows (HRIS, financial feeds, resource files) and perform first-level triage to identify whether issues stem from upstream errors or Planview data integrity problems.
• Document integration defects and provide clean, structured data validations to the senior administrator or IT support teams.
• Assist in testing system patches and releases to ensure new enhancements do not introduce data quality issues.
• Help execute standardized PMO processes, tools, and templates that drive consistency and high-quality data entry.
• Provide validated data inputs for PMO metrics, health dashboards, and Power BI reports.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on cleaning, optimizing, and streamlining PMO tool usage.

Qualifications

• Required

• 1 or more years of Planview Portfolios experience with emphasis on data administration, governance, or cleanup.

• Strong analytical ability and passion for data correctness, structure, and completeness.

• Experience assisting project managers, resource managers, or PMO staff with tool usage and data-entry requirements.

• Ability to follow detailed governance rules and document findings clearly.

• Ability to perform repetitive data validation tasks with high accuracy.

• Strong communication skills and customer-service orientation.

• Preferred

• Familiarity with AgilePlace (Kanban).

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies or PMO operational processes.

• Experience preparing data for Power BI or Tableau dashboards.

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated engineering environments.

• Exposure to enterprise PMO governance frameworks.