How to hire a data integrity specialist

How to hire a data integrity specialist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step data integrity specialist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a data integrity specialist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new data integrity specialist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a data integrity specialist, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect data integrity specialist also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents data integrity specialist salaries for various positions.

   Type of Data Integrity Specialist	Description	Hourly rate
   Data Integrity Specialist	Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some, called computer network support specialists, support information technology (IT) employees within their organization... Show more	$30-61

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • ETL
   • Java
   • Data Quality
   • Customer Service
   • SQL Server
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Healthcare
   • Data Warehousing
   • Oracle Sql
   • Patients
   • Visualization
   • Data Warehouse
   • Business Processes
   • Extraction

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage multiple imaging-relate projects across both radiology and cardiology service lines, both inpatient and outpatient, to completion.
   • Implement both translations and perspectives within the SSAS solution.
   • Perform numerous presentations on DB2 UDB to application development team.
   • Get hands on knowledge on the working of Goldengate and its architecture.
   • Create management reports with SSRS as well as SQL and MDX queries.
   • Used DBMS_PROFILER to analyze PL/SQL code and fine tune the code for performance.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your data integrity specialist job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A data integrity specialist salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a data integrity specialist in Missouri may be lower than in Rhode Island, and an entry-level data integrity specialist usually earns less than a senior-level data integrity specialist. Additionally, a data integrity specialist with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average data integrity specialist salary

   $89,587yearly

   $43.07 hourly rate

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   Entry-level data integrity specialist salary

   $63,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average data integrity specialist salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$108,895	$52
   2	Massachusetts	$108,777	$52
   3	Virginia	$105,229	$51
   4	Connecticut	$102,388	$49
   5	Oregon	$99,814	$48
   6	New Jersey	$99,700	$48
   7	New York	$98,044	$47
   8	Pennsylvania	$95,339	$46
   9	North Carolina	$94,551	$45
   10	Minnesota	$91,298	$44
   11	Louisiana	$90,669	$44
   12	Michigan	$90,536	$44
   13	Texas	$88,684	$43
   14	District of Columbia	$88,579	$43
   15	South Carolina	$86,408	$42
   16	Alabama	$85,139	$41
   17	Illinois	$83,050	$40
   18	Arizona	$82,491	$40
   19	Georgia	$81,924	$39
   20	Maryland	$80,269	$39

   Average data integrity specialist salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$138,135	$66.41	453
   2	BNY Mellon	$124,589	$59.90	8
   3	Bremer Bank	$124,495	$59.85
   4	Silicon Valley Bank	$123,679	$59.46
   5	Koch Industries	$123,368	$59.31
   6	Arch Capital Group	$121,650	$58.49	16
   7	Atmos Energy	$117,423	$56.45
   8	The Walt Disney Company	$116,782	$56.15	68
   9	State Street	$116,337	$55.93	3
   10	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana	$116,169	$55.85
   11	U.S. Bank	$115,320	$55.44	39
   12	Pwc	$114,274	$54.94	385
   13	Trustmark	$113,800	$54.71	49
   14	Booz Allen Hamilton	$112,401	$54.04	97
   15	Ameresco	$110,424	$53.09	10
   16	VF	$110,029	$52.90	1
   17	CARFAX	$109,397	$52.59
   18	Regions Bank	$109,008	$52.41	17
   19	Sierra Corporation	$107,646	$51.75	2
   20	Hackensack Meridian Health	$106,246	$51.08	8

4. Writing a data integrity specialist job description

   A job description for a data integrity specialist role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a data integrity specialist job description:

   Data integrity specialist job description example

   Advance your career with the leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) empowers investors and companies to build sustainable financial and social value by providing high quality data, analytics, and insight. Our clients rely on ISS' expertise and capital stewardship to help them make informed investment decisions, and our people are equally passionate about positively impacting the communities where we live and work. If you want to be a part of an exciting work culture that values innovation, collaboration, and provides you with the support you need to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you! Join our team at ISS!
   
   ISS Data Methodology and Quantitative Modeling Group is searching for a deputy head with profound knowledge in global proxy and annual report disclosure to manage thousands of governance data elements collected by ISS.
   What You'll Do:
   Ownership of ISS governance data contents and methodology with goals to maintain and enhance data integrity Intensively engage and coordinate with all ISS business lines and develop data solutions Lead a group of Subject Matter Experts to research a variety of data issues and inquiries and respond with effective communications Spearhead the development of data methodology while collaborating with project managers to maintain in-house data collection application Work with the Group head to develop ISS data strategies Maintain comprehensive documentation in collection methodology and client-facing data dictionary Lead major data projects on ad-hoc basis
   
   What We Need from You:
   Minimum 7-10 years of direct corporate governance experiences with deep knowledge in the US proxy and 8-k filings, global meeting circulars, and annual reports Extensive comprehension of ISS US and Global Research PolicyDemonstrated strong management, communication, and leadership skills Basic knowledge in database schema design and SQL query skills are highly desired Other programming experiences are a plus MBA or MS in Finance preferred
   #LI-JB1 #MidSenior #ProjectMgt
   
   Featured Benefits include:
   Medical, Dental and Vision - multiple PPO plans to choose from 401(k) Plan with a competitive Company Match up to 9% inclusive of Safe Harbor contribution FSA and Commuter benefit programs Generous Paid Time Off (annualized minimum of 20 days vacation, 11 holidays and separate paid sick leave) Flexible Work & Hybrid policies may apply Paid Parental Leave
   
   ISS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Veteran and Disability Acts.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right data integrity specialist for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your data integrity specialist job on Zippia to find and recruit data integrity specialist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit data integrity specialists, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview data integrity specialist candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new data integrity specialist

   Once you've found the data integrity specialist candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new data integrity specialist first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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