Strategic Data Quality Lead: Governance, MDM & Lakehouse

FlightSafety International; Mississippi; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International seeks a Lead Data Quality Analyst to drive enterprise‑wide data quality initiatives and governance efforts. This strategic role partners with data engineers, stewards, and stakeholders to establish standards and monitor quality across the data landscape.

The candidate will lead ETL/ELT validation, define KPIs, and mentor junior analysts while ensuring data accuracy in the lakehouse architecture and supporting MDM initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years in data quality, governance, or data management roles.
• 5+ years SQL and data validation experience.
• Experience leading data quality or governance initiatives at large scale.
• Familiarity with lakehouse platforms, ETL/ELT, and MDM.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of enterprise data quality frameworks and validation processes.
• Validate ETL/ELT pipelines, Delta Lake tables, and data transformations with engineering teams.
• Define and monitor data quality KPIs across structured and unstructured data.
• Develop automated data quality monitoring systems with alerts and dashboards.
• Conduct profiling and root-cause analysis to resolve data quality issues.
• Enforce data quality standards, workflows, and documentation.
• Align data quality efforts with governance policies and stewardship models.
• Support MDM initiatives ensuring consistency of critical data domains.
• Collaborate with business units to define ownership and accountability.
• Lead cross-functional data quality improvement initiatives and mentor junior analysts.
• Ensure data integrity across lakehouse architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
• Contribute to metadata management and data cataloging practices.

Skills

SQL

Data governance

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

Informatica DQ

Alation

Collibra

SAP MDG

Job description

FlightSafety International seeks a Lead Data Quality Analyst to drive enterprise‑wide data quality initiatives and governance efforts. This strategic role partners with data engineers, stewards, and stakeholders to establish standards and monitor quality across the data landscape.

The candidate will lead ETL/ELT validation, define KPIs, and mentor junior analysts while ensuring data accuracy in the lakehouse architecture and supporting MDM initiatives.