Job Description

Advanced Systems Design is seeking a Data Quality Analyst   for our client located in Montgomery, AL.

This position is onsite in Montgomery, AL, and requires in-person availability starting day 1. 

Job Overview:

Our client is seeking an experienced data professional skilled in building and scaling data quality and governance foundations from scratch in low-structure environments collaborating across business and IT to deliver AI-ready data ecosystems. Responsibilities include:

•  Establish, advance, and mature data quality and governance capabilities in a green-field, low-maturity data environment.
• Support enterprise analytics, BI, and AI/ML readiness through SQL/ETL engineering, data profiling, validation, stewardship, metadata management, and early-stage data architecture.
• Drive long-term improvement of data standards, definitions, lineage, and quality processes.

Data Quality & Engineering

• Perform data audits, profiling, validation, anomaly detection, and quality gap identification.
• Develop automated data quality rules and validation logic using T-SQL, SQL Server, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.
• Build and maintain SSIS packages for validation, cleansing, transformation, and error-detection workflows.
• Troubleshoot ETL/ELT pipelines, data migrations, integration failures, and data load issues.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement preventive and long-term remediation solutions.
• Optimize SQL queries, tune stored procedures, and improve data processing performance.
• Document audit findings, validation processes, data flows, standards, and quality reports.
• Build dashboards and reports for data quality KPIs using Power BI/Tableau.

Data Stewardship & Governance

• Define, maintain, and enforce data quality standards, business rules, data definitions, and governance policies.
• Monitor datasets for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and compliance.
• Ensure proper and consistent data usage across departments and systems.
• Maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and lineage documentation.
• Partner with IT, data engineering, and business teams to support governance initiatives and compliance requirements.
• Provide training on data entry, data handling, stewardship practices, and data literacy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify recurring data issues and recommend preventive solutions.

Green-Field / Low-Maturity Environment

• Architect initial data quality frameworks, validation layers, governance artifacts, and ingestion patterns.
• Establish scalable data preparation workflows supporting analytics, BI, and AI/ML readiness.
• Mature data quality and governance processes from ad-hoc to standardized, automated, and measurable.
• Drive adoption of data quality and governance practices across business and technical teams.
• Support long-term evolution of enterprise data strategy and governance maturity.

Required Qualifications:

• 6 years of advanced T-SQL, SQL Server development, debugging, and performance tuning.
• 6 years of SSIS development, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• 6 years of data profiling, validation rule design, quality scoring, and measurement techniques.
• 6 years of ETL/ELT pipeline design, debugging, and optimization.
• 6 years of data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical).
• 6 years of Metadata management and lineage documentation.
• 6 years of reporting and dashboarding with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• 6 years of strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of DAMA-DMBoK, DCAM, MDM concepts, and governance frameworks.
• Experience in low-maturity/green-field data environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data readiness and feature-store-aligned data structuring.
• Cloud data engineering exposure (Azure, Databricks, GCP).

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Advanced Systems Design, Inc. is:

• A leading Information Technology provider for Federal, State & Local government agencies.
• A certified minority-owned small business government contractor with capabilities related to Public Health IT, Criminal Justice, Transportation, and Defense.
• A certified service-disabled veteran-owned company with a proud 46-year track record of providing successful innovative solutions for our government customers.
• A drug-free workplace in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. 
• Applicants who have a signed offer of employment or contractor agreement are subject to:
  • the pre-employment testing protocol:
    • background investigation
    • drug screening

Our Employees:

• Are actively working on next-generation technology projects with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CDC, and a wide array of Federal, State, and Local agencies throughout the United States
• Are eligible for wide-ranging benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance with PPO and HDHP/HSA options
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short/Long-Term Disability
  • Group Life Insurance - Company Paid
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick)
  • Holiday Pay - Company Paid Federal Holidays
  • Professional Certification Incentive Plan
  • Employee Referral Plan
  • Technology Exposure

For additional information regarding Advanced Systems Design, please check out our WEBSITE or click HERE for all current job openings.

Advanced Systems Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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