Data Quality Engineering Lead

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber 31st Union HB Studios and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers thinkers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of 2Ks portfolio currently includes several AAA sports and entertainment brands including global powerhouse NBA 2K renowned BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization and XCOM brands; popular WWE 2K and WWE SuperCard franchises TopSpin 2K25 as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR 2K

At 2K we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions even if they dont meet every requirement for the role. If youre interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

The Lead Data Quality Engineer is a key management role responsible for overseeing the data quality lifecycle within the 2K Data ecosystem. This role combines technical leadership with people management to ensure that game telemetry player data and analytics pipelines are accurate reliable and actionable. As an M5 leader you will define the strategy for automated validation establish organizational standards for data integrity and lead a team of engineers to deliver high-trust data solutions that empower decision-making across the global organization.

What You Will Do

• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of 3 direct reports providing technical guidance performance management and professional development.
• Strategic Oversight: Define and drive the company-wide data quality strategy standards and best practices for the Data Engineering function.
• Data Reliability Frameworks: Establish and enforce SLAs KPIs and monitoring frameworks to ensure data observability and consistency.
• System Engineering: Oversee the design implementation and maintenance of automated data validation checks and anomaly detection systems across global
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Site Leadership game developers and backend engineers to ensure accurate instrumentation of in-game events and telemetry.
• Root Cause Analysis: Lead investigations into complex data issues and schema drift implementing long-term architectural improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Governance & Compliance: Support data governance initiatives ensuring player data is handled in alignment with global privacy regulations and internal policies.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Leadership: Ability to align data quality initiatives with broader 2K business objectives and technical roadmaps.
• People Management: Proven capability in coaching technical talent and fostering a collaborative high-performance team environment.
• Problem Solving: Advanced analytical skills to diagnose complex systemic issues within event-driven data architectures.
• Communication: Proficiency in translating technical data risks into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Engineering or a related technical
• Extensive experience in data engineering or data quality including prior experience in a management or lead capacity.
• Expert-level SQL skills and experience working with large-scale event-driven
• Strong proficiency with data pipeline and orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow dbt Spark).
• Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable data validation and monitoring

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the gaming industry or high-volume live-service
• Familiarity with data observability tools such as Great Expectations or Monte
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Databricks Snowflake GCP or Azure).
• Knowledge of player behavior analytics and experimentation (A/B testing)

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