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Senior Data Quality Assurance Analyst - Islington Council
Software Engineer
Lead data quality initiatives for critical housing services, designing frameworks, validating data pipelines, and ensuring accurate reporting and regulatory compliance using SQL, Python, and governance best practices.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain data quality frameworks for housing datasets across the council.
- Develop and execute data validation, profiling, and cleansing routines using SQL and Python.
- Collaborate with data engineers and business analysts to embed quality checks into ETL pipelines and reporting workflows.
- Produce clear data quality metrics, dashboards, and documentation for stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
- Lead root‑cause analysis of data issues and drive continuous improvement of data governance processes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data quality assurance or data governance, preferably in public sector or housing services.
- Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction, transformation, and validation.
- Hands‑on experience with Python (pandas, data‑validation libraries) or similar scripting languages.
- Knowledge of ETL processes and data profiling tools.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.