Data Steward: Governance for AI & Analytics

DayOne; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DayOne, a global leader in data infrastructure, is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to join our expanding team. You will help define metadata, steward data assets, and ensure quality across Lakehouse environments using Purview, Fabric, and OneLake.

In this role you’ll collaborate with data owners and engineers to implement governance processes, maintain data dictionaries, and ensure regulatory compliance (PDPA, GDPR).

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Systems, Data Management, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in data stewardship, governance, or data quality.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Catalog, and Fabric Lakehouse.
• Experience with metadata management and data lineage tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and business glossaries within Microsoft Purview and Fabric.
• Monitor data quality metrics and implement remediation processes for critical datasets.
• Collaborate with data owners to establish stewardship workflows and data certification protocols.
• Support data classification, lineage tracking, and access controls using Azure Data Catalog and Purview.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., PDPA, GDPR).
• Facilitate data governance forums and contribute to the development of enterprise data standards.
• Work with data engineers to validate ingestion pipelines and ensure consistency across Lakehouse tables.
• Assist in onboarding new datasets into OneLake with appropriate tagging and documentation.
• Champion data stewardship best practices across departments and promote data literacy.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Detail-oriented

Data governance

Data quality

Education

Degree in Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

Tools

Purview

Azure Data Catalog

Fabric Lakehouse

Power BI Dataflows

Job description

DayOne, a global leader in data infrastructure, is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to join our expanding team. You will help define metadata, steward data assets, and ensure quality across Lakehouse environments using Purview, Fabric, and OneLake.

In this role you’ll collaborate with data owners and engineers to implement governance processes, maintain data dictionaries, and ensure regulatory compliance (PDPA, GDPR).