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Data Quality Engineer
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-09-16
Listing for:
Compunnel, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-16
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Data Warehousing
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.
- 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.
- 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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