Data Quality Analyst/Data Steward

Data Quality Analyst/Data Steward#26-00760 Montgomery, AL All On-site Job Description

Job Title:

Data Quality Analyst/Data Steward

Location:

Montgomery, AL (Onsite)

Description:

AgreeYa is a global Systems Integrator and is seeking an experienced Data Quality Analyst/Data Steward to join our growing team.

Job Description:

Establish, advance, and mature data quality and governance capabilities in a green‑field, low‑maturity data environment. Support enterprise analytics, BI, and AI/ML readiness through SQL/ETL engineering, data profiling, validation, stewardship, metadata management, and early‑stage data architecture. Drive long‑term improvement of data standards, definitions, lineage, and quality processes. Data Quality & Engineering Perform data audits, profiling, validation, anomaly detection, and quality gap identification. Develop automated data quality rules and validation logic using T‑SQL, SQL Server, stored procedures, and indexing strategies. Build and maintain SSIS packages for validation, cleansing, transformation, and error‑detection workflows. Troubleshoot ETL/ELT pipelines, data migrations, integration failures, and data load issues. Conduct root‑cause analysis and implement preventive and long‑term remediation solutions. Optimize SQL queries, tune stored procedures, and improve data processing performance. Document audit findings, validation processes, data flows, standards, and quality reports. Build dashboards and reports for data quality KPIs using Power BI/Tableau. Data Stewardship & Governance Define, maintain, and enforce data quality standards, business rules, data definitions, and governance policies. Monitor datasets for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and compliance. Ensure proper and consistent data usage across departments and systems. Maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and lineage documentation. Partner with IT, data engineering, and business teams to support governance initiatives and compliance requirements. Provide training on data entry, data handling, stewardship practices, and data literacy. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify recurring data issues and recommend preventive solutions. Green‑Field / Low‑Maturity Environment Architect initial data quality frameworks, validation layers, governance artifacts, and ingestion patterns. Establish scalable data preparation workflows supporting analytics, BI, and AI/ML readiness. Mature data quality and governance processes from ad‑hoc to standardized, automated, and measurable. Drive adoption of data quality and governance practices across business and technical teams. Support long‑term evolution of enterprise data strategy and governance maturity. Required Technical Skills Advanced T‑SQL, SQL Server development, debugging, and performance tuning. SSIS development, deployment, and troubleshooting. Data profiling, validation rule design, quality scoring, and measurement techniques. ETL/ELT pipeline design, debugging, and optimization. Data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical). Metadata management and lineage documentation. Reporting and dashboarding with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools. Strong documentation and communication skills. Preferred Skills Knowledge of DAMA‑DMBoK, DCAM, MDM concepts, and governance frameworks. Experience in low‑maturity/green‑field data environments. Familiarity with AI/ML data readiness and feature‑store‑aligned data structuring. Cloud data engineering exposure (Azure, Databricks, GCP).

About AgreeYa:

AgreeYa is a global systems integrator delivering a competitive advantage for its customers through software, solutions, and services. Established in 1999, AgreeYa is headquartered in Folsom, California, with a global footprint and a team of more than 1,800+ professionals across offices. AgreeYa works with 550+ organizations ranging from Fortune 100 firms to small and large businesses across industries such as Telecom, Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, Healthcare, Utility & Energy, Technology, Public Sector, Pharma & Biotech, Retail, Client, and others.

Equal Opportunity:

AgreeYa is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics. career-culture to learn about our Career & Culture.