Senior Data Governance Engineer

About SATS Ltd.

Headquartered in Singapore, SATS Ltd. ranks among the globe's largest air cargo handling providers and is Asia’s premier airline caterer. The company operates diverse services including airfreight, ground handling, passenger services, ramp and baggage handling, aviation security, aircraft cleaning, and laundry. Additionally, SATS Food Solutions offers extensive catering services with centralized kitchens producing culinary options for airlines and institutions. Present in numerous regions worldwide and following its 2023 acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services, SATS now operates over 225 stations across 27 countries, servicing major global air cargo trade routes. The company is publicly traded on the Singapore Exchange since 2000.

Why Consider Joining SATS?

SATS values its people deeply, believing they are the foundation of success. The company promotes a culture that supports growth, appreciation, and meaningful work contributions, fostering diversity and inclusion while encouraging professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Transform the Group's Data & AI Governance policies into operational controls executed within data pipelines and delivery workflows.
• Develop and update best practices, guidelines, and playbooks to assist delivery teams.
• Automate processes for policy attestation, exception tracking, and control evidence while monitoring their effectiveness.
• Manage and enhance the enterprise data catalogue including metadata capture, data contracts, and lineage automation.
• Maintain and update data definitions, classifications, and stewardship records at scale.
• Create, test, and operate data quality frameworks embedded in data pipelines with mutually agreed thresholds and service levels.
• Establish and maintain domain-specific data quality scorecards and enforce certification gates.
• Build and maintain master data management pipelines to generate authoritative golden records and manage duplicate detection and stewardship exceptions.
• Conduct regular access recertification, implement data retention, disposal, and sharing controls.
• Design and maintain governance metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to promote visibility and control.
• Provide documentation, runbooks, and direct support to empower data owners, stewards, and delivery teams to cultivate a culture of accountability.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data/Analytics, Engineering, or related fields.
• Over six years of hands-on experience in Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management, or governance-focused data engineering.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data profiling, rule creation, tool development, and automation; experience with entity resolution and match/merge pipelines is a notable advantage.
• Experienced in managing governance and data catalog platforms like DataHub or Microsoft Purview.
• Practical background in implementing data quality rules, monitoring mechanisms, scorecards, and remediation workflows integrated within data pipelines.
• Familiarity with data contracts, lineage, and CI/CD-driven delivery on cloud data platforms.
• Deep understanding of metadata, master data, data quality, data stewardship, data privacy, and compliance regulations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills for collaboration across business and technology teams globally and within regulated environments.