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Data Quality and Governance Engineer

McCain Foods


Job Location:

Gurgaon - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 6 August 2026 (28 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title:Data Quality and Governance Engineer

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:43863

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Data Quality and Governance Engineer plays a critical role in strengthening McCains enterprise data foundation by ensuring data is accurate trusted secure and well-governed. As part of McCains digital transformation journey this role will lead data quality and governance initiatives implement metadata management and cataloging practices and support the deployment of governance tools and policies. By partnering with business and technical stakeholders the Data Quality and Governance Engineer helps enable reliable compliant and business-ready data that supports operational excellence and strategic decision-making.
What youll be doing.
  • Establish and maintain enterprise data quality frameworks standards and controls focused on accuracy completeness consistency timeliness and validity.
  • Perform data profiling validation monitoring and cleansing activities using data quality and governance tools.
  • Leverage AI-enabled capabilities including anomaly detection and metadata classification to improve data governance and quality processes.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and coordinate remediation efforts for identified data quality issues.
  • Define and monitor data quality metrics KPIs validation rules and compliance requirements in partnership with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Document business rules validation logic data definitions and exception management processes for critical data assets.
  • Manage and maintain enterprise metadata data catalog and data lineage documentation across platforms and domains.
  • Collaborate with data engineers architects data stewards and business teams to capture data flows transformations and lineage.
  • Support the implementation optimization and adoption of data governance reference data and data quality tools.
  • Deliver governance training onboarding reporting and documentation to drive awareness compliance and adoption of data governance practices.
What youll need to be successful.
  • Bachelors degree in Management Information Systems Engineering Mathematics Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience in data governance data management data engineering or a related discipline.
  • Strong understanding of metadata standards data lineage data classification and governance best practices.
  • Proficiency in SQL and/or Python for data profiling validation analysis and troubleshooting.
  • Experience collaborating with business stakeholders data owners data stewards IT teams and cross-functional partners.
  • Hands-on experience with data governance and data quality platforms such as Ataccama Syniti Collibra Microsoft Purview Informatica or Alation.
  • Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks Snowflake AWS or similar technologies.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
  • Experience developing metrics and KPIs to measure governance effectiveness business impact and compliance.
  • Familiarity with data management and governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK DCAM or similar.
  • Preferred: Knowledge of consumer packaged goods (CPG) data domains including product hierarchies SKU management and regulatory requirements.
  • Preferred: Exposure to AI governance responsible AI principles and data considerations for AI/ML solutions.
  • Preferred: AIGP certification.
About the team.
The Data Quality and Governance Engineer is part of McCains Global Data Governance team a collaborative group focused on enabling trusted high-quality data across regions and global functions. The team partners closely with business stakeholders data engineering architecture analytics and security teams to establish governance standards improve data quality and maximize the value of enterprise data assets across the organization.
About McCain.
Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. Were big believers in the power of working together in person it helps us stay connected collaborate more effectively and grow as a team. At the same time we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCains Global Privacy Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family:Human Resources

Location(s): IN - India : Haryana : Gurgaon

Company:McCain Foods(India) P Ltd


Required Experience:

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McCain Foods | Our purpose - 'Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food'. We supply delicious frozen French fries, potato specialties, and appetizers to retail and foodservice customers around the globe.

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