Senior Data Quality and Governance Consultant

Paradigm Technology; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Paradigm Technology is seeking a Senior Data Quality and Governance Consultant to work onsite with a Fortune 100 midstream oil and gas client in Houston. This long-term contract focuses on data quality, observability, data contracts, and building a scalable governance model using Informatica IDMC.

You will translate business processes into data quality rules, collaborate with executives and technical teams, and help mature the data governance operating model while absorbing knowledge from the

Qualifications

• Business communication and high EQ.
• Hands-on Informatica IDMC delivery.
• Architecture for scale.
• Midstream oil and gas experience.
• Data quality, observability and data contracts.
• Data governance practice.
• Experience with Informatica (IDMC) and on-site delivery.

Responsibilities

• Work with business users to understand critical data, how it is handled today, and why it matters to operations and the business.
• Translate manual processes (Excel, paper, tribal knowledge) into data quality rules, profiles and scorecards in Informatica IDMC (Cloud Data Quality, Profiling).
• Define data contracts between data producers and consumers, and implement data observability and monitoring alongside tools such as SODA.
• Identify, triage and remediate data quality issues, and report on them clearly to business and technical stakeholders.
• Configure, build and test in Informatica IDMC personally, and lead live demos and working sessions with the business.
• Design reusable, scalable data quality rule frameworks that can grow from a handful of rules to 150+ without creating technical debt.
• Contribute to the data governance operating model: ownership, stewardship, business glossary, metadata, catalog and lineage.
• Support MDM and data integration work in IDMC as priorities evolve.
• Explain technical trade-offs to executives in plain language, and business needs to technical teams.
• Partner closely with Paradigm's governance and Informatica architects so the roadmap, operating model and implementation stay in sync.
• Absorb knowledge and responsibilities from team members rolling off the program, keeping momentum with minimal ramp-up.

Skills

Business communication

Informatica IDMC

Data governance

Data quality

Architecture design

Midstream oil & gas

Onsite availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field

Tools

SODA

Job description

Paradigm Technology is hiring a Senior Data Quality and Governance Consultant for our client in Houston, TX. This is an onsite 4 1/2 days a week long term contract.

Summary

Seasoned data quality and data governance consultant to work onsite with a Fortune 100 midstream oil and gas company in Houston. High-performing data team and work alongside Paradigm consultants who are building the client's data governance operating model and Informatica IDMC platform.

Business-facing first role. Work side by side with business users to understand how processes run today, often on paper or in Excel, and turn that knowledge into data quality rules, data contracts and governed data in Informatica. You will move comfortably between VP-level conversations and hands-on build work in the console.

Wearing many hats the first 90 days focus on pressing data quality, observability and data contract needs; from there, the role grows into broader governance and platform work as the program scales.

Key Responsibilities

First 90 days: data quality, observability and data contracts

• Work with business users to understand critical data, how it is handled today, and why it matters to operations and the business.
• Translate manual processes (Excel, paper, tribal knowledge) into data quality rules, profiles and scorecards in Informatica IDMC (Cloud Data Quality, Profiling).
• Define data contracts between data producers and consumers, and implement data observability and monitoring alongside tools such as SODA.
• Identify, triage and remediate data quality issues, and report on them clearly to business and technical stakeholders.

Ongoing: hands-on build and scale

• Configure, build and test in Informatica IDMC personally, and lead live demos and working sessions with the business.
• Design reusable, scalable data quality rule frameworks that can grow from a handful of rules to 150+ without creating technical debt.
• Contribute to the data governance operating model: ownership, stewardship, business glossary, metadata, catalog and lineage.
• Support MDM and data integration work in IDMC as priorities evolve.
• Explain technical trade-offs to executives in plain language, and business needs to technical teams.
• Partner closely with Paradigm's governance and Informatica architects so the roadmap, operating model and implementation stay in sync.
• Absorb knowledge and responsibilities from team members rolling off the program, keeping momentum with minimal ramp-up.

Required Qualifications

Listed in priority order: communication first, hands-on delivery second, architecture third.

• Business communication and high EQ. Able to draw out requirements from business users, speak with both VPs and engineers, and translate between them; proven client-facing consulting experience with business stakeholders.
• Hands-on Informatica IDMC delivery. Has personally built and shipped Informatica IDMC solutions, especially Cloud Data Quality (rules, profiling, scorecards), and can drive a live demo.
• Architecture for scale. Has designed data quality and governance solutions that scale from pilot to enterprise volume (100+ rules) without creating technical debt.
• Midstream oil and gas experience. Understands midstream data domains such as pipeline operations, transportation, storage, and commercial or contracts data.
• Data quality, observability and data contracts. Hands-on experience across all three.
• Data governance practice. Experience with stewardship, ownership, business glossary, metadata, catalog and lineage.
• Experience. 8+ years in data management or data governance, including 3+ years hands-on with Informatica (IDMC preferred; on-prem IDQ/MDM also considered).
• Onsite availability. Able to work onsite in Houston five days per week; lives in or near Houston.
• Lean-team mindset. Self-directed, comfortable wearing many hats, and quick to ramp up in a complex business.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with SODA or other data observability tools (e.g., Monte Carlo, Great Expectations).
• Supply chain or logistics data experience (a plus alongside, not a substitute for, midstream experience).
• Consulting background with a firm or as an independent advisor on governance or data management programs.
• Familiarity with energy systems such as SAP, GIS, pipeline scheduling or energy trading.
• DAMA CDMP or equivalent data governance certification.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field.

Why Join Paradigm

At Paradigm, integrity drives innovation. You'll collaborate with curious, dedicated teammates, solving complex problems and unlocking immense data value for leading organizations. If you seek a place where your voice is heard, growth is supported, and your work creates lasting business value, you belong at Paradigm.

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Paradigm maintains a strict drug-free workplace policy. All offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a standard 5-panel drug screen. Please note that a positive test result for any prohibited substance, including marijuana, will result in disqualification from employment, regardless of state laws permitting its use. This policy applies consistently across all positions and locations.

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