Thorlabs
Data Steward II
$67K–$94K
Newton, New Jersey · Full-time · Posted Feb 17, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in data stewardship, data governance, data management, or closely related analytics roles.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Analytics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status upon hire.
About the job
Improves the trust, quality, and usability of enterprise data by maintaining definitions and lineage, monitoring data quality, and coordinating issue remediation and change governance.
What you'll do
- Maintain business glossary entries, critical data elements, and end-to-end data lineage and metadata.
- Establish and monitor data quality rules; triage issues and coordinate root-cause analysis, remediation, and fix validation.
- Assess changes and communicate impacts; support dataset certification, user acceptance testing, documentation, and stewardship reporting.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in data stewardship, data governance, data management, or closely related analytics roles.
- Hands-on SQL experience for tracing data lineage and validating business rules.
- Practical experience with Azure data platforms (Azure Synapse, ADLS) and Power BI.
- Demonstrated ability to establish glossaries and definitions and manage data quality and issue remediation with business stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations data structures or Synapse Link.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview or similar data cataloging tools; Azure DevOps and Git-based change workflows.
Pay
$67,000 -$94,000 annually (USD, base salary)
Tools
SQL, Azure Synapse, ADLS, Power BI, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Synapse Link, Microsoft Purview, Azure DevOps
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