Senior Data Quality & Governance Engineer (AI-Driven)

Cognizant; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Long-term Disability

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Richmond, VA is seeking a hands-on Senior Developer with deep expertise in Data Quality, Data Governance, metadata management, and data catalog solutions. The role emphasizes practical use of GenAI to accelerate lineage discovery, metadata enrichment, and rule development, with experience across DQ tools such as DQ Labs, Ataccama, Informatica, and Purview-like platforms.

You will design and implement quality rules, build governance capabilities, integrate DQ/DG tools with Snowflake,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Quality, Data Governance, Metadata Management, or MDM.
• Hands-on with a DQ platform such as DQ Labs, Ataccama, Informatica, DQ Bigeye, Monte Carlo, Soda.
• Experience with Data Catalog and Lineage tools such as Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica EDC.
• Proficient in SQL and Python.
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as ADF, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure.
• Understanding data governance frameworks, data stewardship, business glossary, and data quality dimensions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement data quality rules, profiling, monitoring, and scorecards.
• Build data governance capabilities including metadata management, glossary, and catalog.
• Leverage AI/GenAI for metadata management and lineage generation.
• Automate lineage discovery and impact analysis.
• Develop integrations between DQ/DG tools and data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, SQL databases).
• Support MDM initiatives with data stewardship and golden record management using tools like Reltio.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and stakeholders to enforce governance and quality standards.
• Analyze data issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive controls.

Skills

Data Quality

Data Governance

Metadata Management

MDM

SQL

Python

Cloud Platforms

Education

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

Tools

DQ Labs

Ataccama

Informatica

DQ Bigeye

Monte Carlo

Soda

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Informatica EDC

Job description

Cognizant in Richmond, VA is seeking a hands-on Senior Developer with deep expertise in Data Quality, Data Governance, metadata management, and data catalog solutions. The role emphasizes practical use of GenAI to accelerate lineage discovery, metadata enrichment, and rule development, with experience across DQ tools such as DQ Labs, Ataccama, Informatica, and Purview-like platforms.

You will design and implement quality rules, build governance capabilities, integrate DQ/DG tools with Snowflake,