Data Governance Lead

Data Governance & QA Lead Day Rate: £535/day (Inside IR35)

Location:

Hybrid 1 day/week on site (Corsham) Clearance: DV Clearance or DV eligible required Sector:
Public Sector We are seeking an experienced Data Governance & QA Lead to support a cyber security-focused data programme. The role will involve working across a modern Data Lakehouse environment , ensuring data quality, integrity, security, and reliability across end-to-end data pipelines. This is a highly collaborative, client-facing role working closely with technical and business stakeholders to define and deliver robust QA and data governance practices.

Key Responsibilities Design, execute, and manage end-to-end QA and testing strategies Work across Data Lakehouse architecture environments Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across data pipelines Create and maintain manual and automated regression test suites Define and implement data quality frameworks and best practices Analyse business requirements and translate into test scripts Produce QA artefacts including test strategies, plans, roadmaps, and reports Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders Contribute to building and improving test frameworks from scratch Required Skills & Experience Strong understanding of data management and full testing lifecycle

Experience with Data Lakehouse architectures Strong QA/testing background (manual and automated)

Experience with Jira and Confluence Ability to define and execute test strategies Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Experience working in cybersecurity or highly secure environments DV Clearance or eligibility to obtain DV Clearance

Please note:

This role requires additional vetting which may extend onboarding timelines.