Lineage (data lineage) and data catalog/documentation
Incident handling and root cause analysis
Cross-functional collaboration
Work with data analysts, data scientists, software engineers and stakeholders. Translate business needs into data contracts (definitions, metrics, SLAs).
Requirements
Strong business domain understanding (ability to interpret metrics and impact)
Ability to reduce cost and improve performance (query and storage optimization)
Observability best practices (monitoring, useful alerts, clear SLAs)
Good communication and documentation (well-described, reusable datasets)