Data Steward & Governance Specialist

DayOne Data Centers Malaysia I Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI and analytics impact

Microsoft Fabric ecosystem

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance leadership

Job summary

DayOne Data Centers Malaysia I Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to define metadata, monitor data quality, and enable compliant data stewardship across the organization.

You will work with owners to implement classification, lineage, and access controls within a modern Microsoft ecosystem. The role focuses on maintaining data dictionaries and governance processes, ensuring alignment with PDPA/GDPR and internal standards, while collaborating with data engineers for consistent

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Systems, Data Management, or related field.
• 2–5 years in data stewardship, governance, or data quality roles.
• Familiarity with Purview, Data Catalog, Fabric Lakehouse.
• Experience with data governance frameworks and regulatory compliance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and business glossaries.
• Monitor data quality metrics and implement remediation processes.
• Collaborate with data owners to establish stewardship workflows.
• Support data classification, lineage tracking, and access controls.
• Ensure compliance with PDPA, GDPR and internal policies.
• Facilitate data governance forums and establish enterprise standards.
• Work with data engineers to validate ingestion pipelines and lakehouse consistency.
• Onboard new datasets into OneLake with tagging and documentation.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Data quality

Data integrity

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Information Systems, Data Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Azure Data Catalog

Fabric Lakehouse

Job description

DayOne Data Centers Malaysia I Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to define metadata, monitor data quality, and enable compliant data stewardship across the organization.

You will work with owners to implement classification, lineage, and access controls within a modern Microsoft ecosystem. The role focuses on maintaining data dictionaries and governance processes, ensuring alignment with PDPA/GDPR and internal standards, while collaborating with data engineers for consistent