Data Quality & Governance Engineer

Job Role:-Data Quality & Governance EngineerJob Location:-Abu Dhabi, UAEExperience:-5+ YearsRole SummaryEnsure enterprise data platforms deliver trusted, traceable, and governed datasets by embedding data quality, lineage, and governance controls across pipelines and analytics layers.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine and enforce data contracts including schema validation, nullability, referential integrity, and freshness rulesImplement row-level and aggregate-level data quality checks within pipelinesDesign reconciliation and consistency validations to prevent data corruptionEstablish dataset SLAs and quality thresholds for controlled data promotion and consumptionImplement lineage and metadata standards to enable auditability and root cause analysisDefine semantic standards for governed analytics and AI consumptionEnsure datasets exposed to analytics tools meet governance and quality requirementsDesign scalable quality enforcement patterns without impacting performance or costSecondary ResponsibilitiesOptimize placement of validations based on pipeline execution flowIntegrate data quality controls into CI/CD and workflow orchestrationSupport audit, compliance, and regulatory traceability requirementsCollaborate with engineering and platform teams to improve overall data trust maturityRequired Skills & ExperienceStrong expertise in data quality frameworks and governance implementationHands‑on experience with Unity Catalog, lineage, and metadata managementExperience embedding data validations in Spark/Databricks pipelinesUnderstanding of SLAs, reconciliation patterns, and data contractsExposure to CI/CD integration and production data operationsStrong analytical and problem‑solving skills#J-18808-Ljbffr