Data Quality Analyst - Talend

We are seeking an experienced Talend Data Quality Analyst to support enterprise-wide data governance automation and data quality enhancement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise with Talend Data Quality and Talend Data Integration, along with a solid understanding of data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data stewardship processes. This role will play a key part in establishing, monitoring, and improving data quality across critical business domains in a large-scale utility or enterprise environment.

• Design, configure, and implement data quality rules, checks, and validations using Talend Data Quality (TDQ).
• Perform comprehensive data profiling, data discovery, and data assessment across structured and semi-structured data sources.
• Define and implement data quality metrics, KPIs, scorecards, and dashboards aligned with enterprise data governance objectives.
• Identify data quality issues related to completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, validity, and uniqueness, and recommend remediation actions.
• Collaborate with data owners, data stewards, and business stakeholders to define business rules, data standards, and critical data elements (CDEs).
• Support the implementation of data quality automation as part of the broader data governance platform rollout.
• Integrate Talend Data Quality with Talend Data Integration and downstream analytics or reporting platforms.
• Assist in defining and maintaining data quality rule repositories, reference data, and master data validations.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of recurring data quality issues and work with data engineering teams to implement corrective actions.
• Support metadata capture, data lineage, and impact analysis by aligning data quality rules with governance and catalog tools.
• Produce clear documentation for data quality rules, thresholds, exception handling, and remediation workflows.
• Participate in data governance working groups and support data stewardship operating models.
• Provide knowledge transfer and guidance to internal teams on Talend Data Quality best practices.

• 5+ years of experience in data quality, data governance, or data management roles within large enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Talend Data Quality (TDQ), including profiling, rule creation, indicators, and reports.
• Experience working with Talend Data Integration (ETL/ELT) for data validation and quality enforcement.
• Solid understanding of data governance frameworks, data stewardship, and data quality dimensions.
• Experience defining and operationalizing data quality KPIs, thresholds, and monitoring processes.
• Proficiency in SQL and working with relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, or data lakes (on-prem or cloud).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data investigation skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills to engage both technical and business stakeholders.