Data Quality Analyst/Data Steward | Onsite
2 days ago
Montgomery
Job DescriptionJob Title: Data Quality Analyst/Data Steward Location: Montgomery, AL (100% Onsite) Duration: 15+ Months Interview: Either Webcam or In Person Short Description: • Support enterprise analytics, BI, and AI/ML readiness through SQL/ETL engineering, data profiling, validation, stewardship, metadata management, and early stage data architecture., • Perform data audits, profiling, validation, anomaly detection, and quality gap identification., • Develop automated data quality rules and validation logic using T SQL, SQL Server, stored procedures, and indexing strategies., • Build and maintain SSIS packages for validation, cleansing, transformation, and error detection workflows., • Troubleshoot ETL/ELT pipelines, data migrations, integration failures, and data load issues., • Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive and long term remediation solutions., • Optimize SQL queries, tune stored procedures, and improve data processing performance., • Document audit findings, validation processes, data flows, standards, and quality reports., • Define, maintain, and enforce data quality standards, business rules, data definitions, and governance policies., • Monitor datasets for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and compliance., • Ensure proper and consistent data usage across departments and systems., • Maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and lineage documentation., • Partner with IT, data engineering, and business teams to support governance initiatives and compliance requirements., • Provide training on data entry, data handling, stewardship practices, and data literacy., • Architect initial data quality frameworks, validation layers, governance artifacts, and ingestion patterns., • Establish scalable data preparation workflows supporting analytics, BI, and AI/ML readiness., • Mature data quality and governance processes from ad hoc to standardized, automated, and measurable., • Drive adoption of data quality and governance practices across business and technical teams., • Advanced T SQL, SQL Server development, debugging, and performance tuning., • SSIS development, deployment, and troubleshooting., • Data profiling, validation rule design, quality scoring, and measurement techniques., • ETL/ELT pipeline design, debugging, and optimization., • Data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)., • Metadata management and lineage documentation., • Reporting and dashboarding with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools., • Knowledge of DAMA DMBoK, DCAM, MDM concepts, and governance frameworks., • Experience in low maturity/green field data environments., • Familiarity with AI/ML data readiness and feature store aligned data structuring., • Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or related field – Required., • Masters degree preferred – Desired., • Advanced T SQL, SQL Server development, debugging, and performance tuning – Required 6 Years., • SSIS development, deployment, and troubleshooting – Required 6 Years., • Data profiling, validation rule design, quality scoring, and measurement techniques – Required 6 Years., • Metadata management and lineage documentation – Required 6 Years., • Reporting and dashboarding with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools – Required 6 Years., • Strong documentation and communication skills – Required 6 Years., • Knowledge of DAMA DMBoK, DCAM, MDM concepts, and governance frameworks – Desired., • Experience in low maturity/green field data environments – Desired., • Familiarity with AI/ML data readiness and feature store aligned data structuring – Desired., • Cloud data engineering exposure (Azure, Databricks, GCP) – Desired., • DAMA CDMP (Associate/Practitioner) Certification – Desired., • EDM Council DCAM Certification – Desired., • ASQ Data Quality Credential Certification – Desired., • Collibra Data Steward Certification – Desired., • Certified Data Steward (eLearningCurve) – Desired., • Cloud/AI certifications (Azure, Databricks, Google) – Desired.#TB_EN #ZRCompany DescriptionFounded in 2002 by three former Monster.com executives; TalentBurst is an award-winning full-service Staffing Firm working directly with Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada. We specialize in Contract and Contract to Permanent roles across many industries and have direct/contractual relationships with all our clients. Please visit our website or come meet us at our offices in Natick, MA, Miami, FL, Christiansburg, VA, Vineland, NJ, Houston, TX & downtown San Francisco, CAFounded in 2002 by three former Monster.com executives; TalentBurst is an award-winning full-service Staffing Firm working directly with Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada. We specialize in Contract and Contract to Permanent roles across many industries and have direct/contractual relationships with all our clients. Please visit our website or come meet us at our offices in Natick, MA, Miami, FL, Christiansburg, VA, Vineland, NJ, Houston, TX & downtown San Francisco, CA