✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

(USA) Staff, Data Architect - Data Steward

at Walmart

📍 Bentonville, AR Unknown 💰 $110K – $220K USD / year Posted April 15, 2026
Salary $110K – $220K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

The Staff Data Steward role is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving the quality, integrity, and consistency of enterprise data assets. The role sets direction for data governance practices, influences data design and management, and partners across Product, Engineering, and Business teams to ensure data is trusted and well-governed.

  • Drive data quality and integrity across systems
  • Define and enforce data governance standards (definitions, lineage, metadata, controls)
  • Embed governance by design into data product design, pipelines, and platform architecture
  • Influence data modeling and technical design decisions
  • Drive responsible adoption of Generative AI with privacy, governance, and data quality focus

The technical scope includes operationalizing data governance standards (definitions, lineage, metadata, controls) and embedding governance by design into data products, pipelines, and platform architecture. It also includes data modeling guidance and driving responsible adoption of Generative AI in data workflows with attention to privacy, governance, lineage, and accuracy.

The ideal candidate is a senior individual contributor experienced in data governance and data stewardship, with strong ownership of data quality, integrity, lineage, and metadata standards. They partner effectively with Product and Engineering to embed governance by design into data products and pipelines, and they can drive responsible adoption of Generative AI while maintaining privacy, security, and auditability.

Drive data quality and integrity across systemsDefine and operationalize data governance standardsEmbed governance by design into data productspipelinesand platform architectureInfluence data modeling and technical design decisionsPartner with teams to ensure consistent adoption of governance practicesSupport and lead data governance initiativesDrive responsible adoption of GenAI in data workflows with focus on data qualityprivacyand governance
Practical application of GenAI tools to improve productivity and accelerate analysis
data governancedata qualitydata integritydata lineagemetadatadata definitionsgovernance by designdata pipelinesplatform architecturedata modelingresponsible GenAIdata privacydata security
Data qualityData integrityData governanceData definitionsData lineageMetadataData controlsGovernance standards operationalizationData product designData pipelinesData platform architectureData modelingEnterprise data principlesReportingOperational reportingFinancial reportingAuditabilityFederated data ecosystem alignmentData stewardship initiativesData stewardship workflowsGenAI in data workflowsData privacyData securityGenAI governance best practices
Cross-functional collaborationPartnering with Product and Engineering teamsThought leadershipInfluencing stakeholdersLeading initiativesCommunication with technical and business teamsCuriosity and practical application mindset
Industry Retail
Job Function Ensure enterprise data is trusted through effective data governance, data stewardship, and responsible GenAI practices.
Role Subtype Data Governance Steward
Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Active Directory, Azure, Amazon Web Services
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Must demonstrate ability to drive data quality and integrity across systems, Must demonstrate ability to define and operationalize data governance standards (definitions, lineage, metadata, controls), Must be able to embed governance by design into data product design, pipelines, and platform architecture

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