Data Governance Lead

Day Rate: £535/day (Inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid 1 day/week on site (Corsham)
Clearance: DV Clearance or DV eligible required
Sector: Public Sector

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance & QA Lead to support a cyber security-focused data programme. The role will involve working across a modern Data Lakehouse environment, ensuring data quality, integrity, security, and reliability across end-to-end data pipelines.

This is a highly collaborative, client-facing role working closely with technical and business stakeholders to define and deliver robust QA and data governance practices.

• Design, execute, and manage end-to-end QA and testing strategies
• Work across Data Lakehouse architecture environments
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across data pipelines
• Create and maintain manual and automated regression test suites
• Define and implement data quality frameworks and best practices
• Analyse business requirements and translate into test scripts
• Produce QA artefacts including test strategies, plans, roadmaps, and reports
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Contribute to building and improving test frameworks from scratch

• Strong understanding of data management and full testing lifecycle
• Experience with Data Lakehouse architectures
• Strong QA/testing background (manual and automated)
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Ability to define and execute test strategies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working in cybersecurity or highly secure environments
• DV Clearance or eligibility to obtain DV Clearance

Please note: This role requires additional vetting which may extend onboarding timelines.