Data Steward II: Elevate Data Quality & Governance

Thorlabs; Newton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorlabs in Newton, NJ seeks a Data Steward to improve the trust, quality, and usability of enterprise data across the analytics ecosystem, including Dynamics 365, Azure Synapse, ADLS, and Power BI. Define and maintain business terms and data lineage; document data quality rules; collaborate with Data Engineers and business subject‑matter experts to remediate issues and standardize definitions.

The role emphasizes KPIs, governance, and clear communication with stakeholders across multiple

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data stewardship, data governance, data management, or closely related analytics roles.
• Hands-on SQL experience for tracing data lineage and validating business rules.
• Practical experience with Azure data platforms (Azure Synapse, ADLS, Power BI).
• Experience documenting data lineage and maintaining business glossary entries.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain business glossary entries and critical data elements (CDEs) for prioritized domains (Purchasing, Production, Sales, Inventory, Finance, Quality, etc.).
• Establish data quality rules, monitor dashboards, and drive root‑cause analysis and remediation with data owners.
• Maintain end-to-end data lineage and metadata from D365 through Synapse (serverless/dedicated) and into Power BI datasets and reports, using tools such as Microsoft Purview.
• Operate the data issue intake and triage process through Azure DevOps; define priorities, SLAs, track remediation progress, and validate fixes.
• Review changes to schemas, transformations, and business logic; assess downstream impacts; update definitions; and publish change communications to stakeholders.
• Coordinate dataset certification and endorsement processes; assist with sensitivity labelling and data protection requirements in partnership with IT/InfoSec.
• Support user acceptance testing for models and reports; develop user documentation, data guides, and training materials to support adoption.
• Compile and present stewardship health metrics - data quality trends, issue MTTR, risks, and resolved items - to leadership.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

SQL

Data quality

Communication

Tools

Azure Synapse

Power BI

Microsoft Purview

Azure DevOps

Job description

Thorlabs in Newton, NJ seeks a Data Steward to improve the trust, quality, and usability of enterprise data across the analytics ecosystem, including Dynamics 365, Azure Synapse, ADLS, and Power BI. Define and maintain business terms and data lineage; document data quality rules; collaborate with Data Engineers and business subject‑matter experts to remediate issues and standardize definitions.

The role emphasizes KPIs, governance, and clear communication with stakeholders across multiple