Data Governance Lead

Salary: £139,100 - 139,100 per year

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of data management and the full testing lifecycle
• Experience with Data Lakehouse architectures
• Strong QA and testing background, including manual and automated testing
• 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

Responsibilities:

• 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 them 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

Technologies:

• Confluence
• Support
• JIRA
• Security

More:

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance & QA Lead to support a cyber security-focused data programme. This is a hybrid role based in Corsham, with one day per week on site, and it is offered on a day rate of £535/day inside IR35. We work in a highly collaborative, client-facing environment focused on delivering robust QA and data governance practices across a modern Data Lakehouse environment. Please note that additional vetting is required and may extend onboarding timelines.

last updated 30 week of 2026