Senior Data Quality Architect for Trusted, Governed Data

Sutherland Global Service Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutherland Global Service Limited seeks a Senior Data Quality Engineer to own the enterprise data quality framework and embed automated controls across the lakehouse architecture. You will translate business rules into technical DQ controls while collaborating with data owners and engineering teams in the UAE.

Responsibilities include defining DQ KPIs, profiling sources, building pipeline-embedded validation, and ensuring end-to-end traceability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in Data Quality, Data Engineering, Data Management or Data Governance
• Advanced SQL with practical Python, PySpark or Spark experience
• Strong grounding in relational and dimensional modelling, including keys, normalisation and SCD
• Experience with cloud data platforms and Lakehouse/Medallion architecture (Azure / Microsoft Fabric preferred)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Purview and MDM platforms
• Familiarity with UAE data regulation (UAE PDPL, Dubai Data Law and DESC ISR)
• Excellent English communication, documentation and stakeholder-management skills; Arabic proficiency is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Define, operationalize and maintain enterprise DQ framework and KPIs
• Profile data sources and perform DQ assessments to establish baselines
• Design DQ checks across Bronze, Silver, Gold, and analytics layers
• Embed validation, remediation rules into data pipelines
• Establish source-to-target reconciliation controls
• Monitor data quality metrics via dashboards for governance council
• Lead root-cause analysis and remediation with data teams
• Translate business rules into executable DQ controls
• Support Purview and MDM enablement and data lineage
• Maintain end-to-end traceability of DQ rules and mappings
• Coach stakeholders in DQ best practices

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Spark

Data Modelling

Cloud Data Platforms

Purview & MDM

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

English Communication

Tools

Microsoft Purview

MDM platforms

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Sutherland Global Service Limited seeks a Senior Data Quality Engineer to own the enterprise data quality framework and embed automated controls across the lakehouse architecture. You will translate business rules into technical DQ controls while collaborating with data owners and engineering teams in the UAE.

Responsibilities include defining DQ KPIs, profiling sources, building pipeline-embedded validation, and ensuring end-to-end traceability.