About This Opportunity Responsibilities

· Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide data quality frameworks, standards, and best practices.

· Define, monitor, and report on data quality KPIs, scorecards, and SLAs to measure data health across critical business domains.

· Develop and maintain automated data quality checks, validation rules, reconciliation processes, and exception reporting frameworks.

· Perform data profiling, anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, and impact assessments to identify and resolve data quality issues.

· Write and optimize complex SQL queries to analyze, validate, and reconcile large and complex datasets across multiple source systems.

· Develop Python-based automation solutions to streamline data validation, monitoring, reconciliation, and issue remediation processes.

· Leverage AI/ML techniques and statistical methods to detect data anomalies, predict quality issues, and improve data observability.

· Partner with Data Engineering teams to embed data quality controls within ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformation processes.

· Collaborate with Data Governance, Business, and Technology teams to define critical data elements, business rules, and quality standards.

· Ensure data integrity, consistency, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness across enterprise data platforms and reporting environments.

· Support metadata management, data lineage, and data catalog initiatives to improve transparency and traceability of data assets.

· Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and AI-enabled monitoring solutions that provide visibility into data quality performance, trends, and risks.

· Lead investigations of data incidents,



coordinate remediation efforts, and implement preventive controls to reduce recurring issues.

· Mentor and guide analysts on data quality methodologies, Python programming, automation techniques, AI-driven analytics, and technical best practices.

· Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to leverage Generative AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation to enhance data quality processes and operational efficiency.

Educational & Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

· Minimum 7 years of experience in Data Analytics, Data Quality, Data Governance, Business Intelligence, or related disciplines.

· Proven experience leading data quality initiatives, projects, or teams within complex enterprise environments.

· Advanced proficiency in SQL with hands-on experience querying, validating, reconciling, and analyzing large-scale datasets.

· Solid programming skills in Python with experience developing automation solutions, data validation frameworks, APIs, and analytical workflows.

· Experience applying AI/ML techniques, statistical analysis, or anomaly detection models to improve data quality, monitoring, and decision-making processes.





· Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake etc.

· Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts, data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, data lifecycle management, and data governance principles.

· Familiarity with Generative AI tools, AI-assisted analytics, automation frameworks, and modern data quality/observability platforms.

· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence both business and technical teams.

· Established data stewardship best practices and governance frameworks to improve data reliability.

· Defined data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, and data quality standards across business units.

· Automated data quality monitoring processes, reducing manual effort and improving data accuracy.

· Partnered with data architects, data engineers, and business analysts to implement enterprise-wide governance solutions.

Preferred Technical Skills

· SQL (Advanced)

· Retail industry experience is preferred.

· Python (Pandas, NumPy, PySpark, APIs, Automation Frameworks)

· Data Quality & Observability Tools (Monte Carlo, Informatica DQ, etc.)

· Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI platforms

· Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, or GCP Data Services

· Machine Learning & Anomaly Detection

· Generative AI tools (Copilot, Windsurf, Codex, ChatGPT Enterprise, Azure OpenAI)

· Git, CI/CD, and DevOps practices for analytics and automation solutions

· Data Lineage, Metadata Management, and Governance Platforms (Collibra, Alation, etc.)

📌 Lead Data Engineer- Governance (India)
🏢 Recruise
📍 India