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Role: Data Analyst Data Management(Data Contracts & Governance)
Location: Boston, MA(Hybrid/Onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Type: Contract
Role Overview
This role is ideal for a technically strong data professional who understands how data moves across systems from live operational sites to software testing environments and how validated data supports mission-critical decision-making.
You will help define and enforce data contracts, manage ingestion pipelines, ensure data quality, and bring clarity to what it means when data is production-ready and available for internal teams.
This is a 6-month contract with structured milestone reviews at 30, 60, and 90 days.
What You’ll Do
Data Contracts & Governance
Define and implement data contracts using JSON, AsyncAPI, and YAML
Clarify expectations around what it means when data lands in a dataset
Establish validation standards and acceptance criteria for internal consumption
Document schema definitions, data lineage, and governance processes
Partner cross-functionally to align data expectations across engineering, site, product, and testing teams
Data Pipeline Management
Support and monitor 40–50 active data pipelines across environments
Work with:
Data pipelines originating from live site operations
Data pipelines used to test and validate software systems
Improve ingestion reliability and pipeline observability
Ensure stable, trusted datasets in Google BigQuery
Data Quality & Validation
Implement data quality control frameworks
Define validation checkpoints and monitoring processes
Translate technical validation status into clear business meaning
Support teams that rely on accurate data for operational and critical decision-making
Technical Execution
Develop and optimize advanced SQL queries
Work extensively with Google BigQuery (BQ)
Use Python for automation, validation, and transformation
Maintain version control standards using Git
Define and document scalable workflows for structured data management
Required Experience
Advanced SQL skills (joins, aggregations, optimization, performance tuning)
Hands-on experience with Google BigQuery
Technical background in data contracts (JSON, AsyncAPI, YAML)
Experience defining data contracts
Experience building and maintaining data ingestion pipelines
Strong understanding of data validation, schema enforcement, and quality control
Experience managing multiple concurrent data pipelines (40 preferred)
Proficiency with Python and Git
Experience defining and operationalizing data workflows
Soft Skills
Strong cross-functional communication skills
Ability to translate technical concepts into business-relevant insights
Comfortable working in fast-paced, complex environments