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Data Quality Engineer

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Compunnel, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-16
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Engineering, Data Warehousing
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 110000 - 165000 USD Yearly USD 110000.00 165000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We are seeking an experienced Data Quality Engineer to design, implement, and operationalize enterprise-scale data quality frameworks within a modern Databricks Lakehouse architecture. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Databricks, PySpark, Delta Lake, SQL, and data governance, with a proven track record of embedding data quality controls throughout the data lifecycle. This role will be responsible for ensuring data integrity, reliability, compliance, and observability across large-scale cloud-based data platforms while driving quality-by-design principles across the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Design and implement enterprise-wide data quality frameworks aligned with Lakehouse architecture, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers.
  • Define, implement, and enforce data quality rules covering:
    • - Accuracy
    • - Consistency
    • - Timeliness
    • - Validity
  • Develop reusable validation, reconciliation, profiling, and monitoring frameworks within Databricks environments.
  • Establish automated data quality checks integrated into ELT and ETL pipelines.
  • Embed quality controls directly into Databricks workflows, Spark processing pipelines, and Delta Lake architectures.
  • Develop scalable validation processes supporting both batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines.
  • Partner with Data Engineers to ensure quality gates are enforced across ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers.
  • Optimize data quality processes for performance, scalability, and reliability across large distributed datasets.
  • Implement and maintain data observability solutions, including dashboards, alerts, monitoring metrics, and reporting frameworks.
  • Monitor data pipelines and proactively identify anomalies, failures, data drift, and data quality degradation.
  • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) activities and drive resolution of data quality issues.
  • Develop and maintain enterprise data quality scorecards and performance reporting.
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance standards, including metadata management, data lineage, traceability, and auditability.
  • Collaborate with Data Governance teams to align data definitions, ownership models, and control frameworks.
  • Support regulatory compliance requirements through auditable and repeatable data quality processes.
  • Define and enforce data quality SLAs, standards, and data contracts across business domains.
  • Implement CI/CD practices for data quality rules, monitoring processes, and validation frameworks.
  • Automate testing and validation of data transformations, integrations, and pipelines.
  • Develop reusable enterprise libraries and frameworks for scalable data quality enforcement.
  • Partner with Data Architects, BI teams, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders to drive data quality initiatives.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and best-practice guidance across teams.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for enterprise data quality strategies and standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement and innovation in data quality methodologies, tools, and practices.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in Data Engineering, Data Quality Engineering, or related data management roles.
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • Databricks
    • Py Spark
  • Extensive experience implementing enterprise data quality frameworks and controls within modern cloud data platforms.
  • Advanced SQL development, data validation, and data profiling expertise.
  • Experience integrating data quality processes into ELT/ETL pipelines and orchestration frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of data lifecycle management principles and best practices.
  • Experience working with large-scale datasets in AWS or Azure cloud environments.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Data Governance
    • Metadata Management
    • Data Quality Controls
    • Auditability Requirements
  • Experience implementing automated validation, reconciliation, and monitoring processes.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working within Agile and Dev Ops delivery environments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with in Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, or other regulated industries.
  • Familiarity with Collibra or other Enterprise Data Governance platforms.
  • Experience implementing data observability and monitoring solutions, including:
    • Deequ
  • Experience with real-time or…
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