Senior Data Quality & Governance Lead

FlightSafety International; Connecticut; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a Lead Data Quality Analyst to drive enterprise‑wide data quality initiatives, governance alignment, and MDМ efforts. You will collaborate with data engineers, stewards, and stakeholders to set standards and monitor quality across lakehouse environments.

The role requires 8+ years in data quality or governance, strong SQL and BI skills, and experience with ETL/ELT and MDM platforms. This is a leadership‑level position in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years in data quality, data governance, or data management roles.
• 5+ years SQL and data validation experience.
• Proven experience leading data quality or governance initiatives in large-scale environments.
• Experience with data warehousing and lakehouse platforms and ETL/ELT processes.
• Familiarity with MDM platforms and practices.
• Proficient in Power BI for reporting and validation.
• Experience working in Agile environments (e.g., Scrum, SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data quality frameworks, rules, and validation processes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to validate ETL/ELT pipelines, Delta Lake tables, and data transformations.
• Define and monitor data quality KPIs across structured and unstructured data sources.
• Develop and maintain automated data quality monitoring systems, including alerts, thresholds, and dashboards.
• Conduct advanced data profiling and root cause analysis to identify and resolve data quality issues.
• Establish and enforce data quality standards, issue resolution workflows, and documentation practices.
• Partner with Data Governance teams to align data quality efforts with governance policies and data stewardship models.
• Support Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives by ensuring consistency and accuracy of critical data domains.
• Collaborate with business units to define data ownership, stewardship roles, and data quality accountability.
• Lead cross-functional data quality improvement initiatives and mentor junior analysts.
• Ensure data integrity across the lakehouse architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
• Contribute to the development of enterprise metadata management and data cataloging practices.

Skills

SQL

Databricks

Data governance

DAMA-DMBOK

Power BI

ETL/ELT

MDM concepts

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Informatica DQ

Great Expectations

Talend

Informatica MDM

SAP MDG

Reltio

Informatica EDC

Alation

Collibra

Job description

FlightSafety International is seeking a Lead Data Quality Analyst to drive enterprise‑wide data quality initiatives, governance alignment, and MDМ efforts. You will collaborate with data engineers, stewards, and stakeholders to set standards and monitor quality across lakehouse environments.

The role requires 8+ years in data quality or governance, strong SQL and BI skills, and experience with ETL/ELT and MDM platforms. This is a leadership‑level position in a fast‑paced environment.