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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Systems and Data Analyst - **Company:** Boeing Company - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $148,750.0 - $215,050.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, BigQuery, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Information Lifecycle Management, Metadata, Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Talend, Workflow Management Systems, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Mttr, Collibra, Data Management, Amazon Redshift - **Published:** June 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e67044763b3333f1 ## About the Role * Customer-focused with a service mindset * Strong collaboration and facilitation skills * Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities * Proactive ownership and accountability; drives issues to resolution * Comfortable working in cross-functional, agile environments Success Metrics * Timely collection and delivery of business requirements and technical specifications * Reduction in data quality incidents and faster mean time to resolution (MTTR) * Increased adoption and accuracy of business glossaries and metadata * Measurable improvements in data access request turnaround times * Positive stakeholder satisfaction scores with data products and services, * 10+ years of experience as a data or business analyst * 10+ years of experience leading Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Programs * 10+ years of experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance, data governance, or related governance / compliance roles * 10+ years of experience with data governance frameworks and compliance standards relevant to data management * 10+ years of experience partnering directly with product, platform, engineering, or technical operations teams to implement governance within delivery environments * 10+ years of experience with integrating export controls, sanctions, or government contract requirements (ITAR/EAR/GTC/CDRL) into data governance * 10+ years of experience working with Data Quality or Data Cleansing activities * 10+ years of experience demonstrating exceptional business, analytical, and problem-solving skills Preferred Qualifications (Preferred Skills/Experience): * Excellent communication skills; able to present complex data topics to business and technical audiences * Proficiency with SQL for data exploration and validation * Experience with data catalog/metadata tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica) * Experience with data integration and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Talend, DBT) * Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and data warehousing technologies (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery) * Knowledge of data modeling concepts (conceptual, logical, physical) and MDM principles * Experience with data quality tooling (e.g., Great Expectations, Deequ, Talend Data Quality) * Certifications in data governance, data management, or cloud platforms are a plus Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process., This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. ## Description We are seeking a proactive Data Steward to serve as the single point of contact between business stakeholders and engineering teams. The ideal candidate will gather and translate business requirements, ensure data is well-defined, accessible, and fit for purpose, and partner closely with engineering to design, develop, test, and deploy data solutions. 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