Data Governance Engineer

Title:

Data Governance Engineer

United States

12-month contract to hire

US Citizens, GC Holders, or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Qualified and interested candidates should email their resumes to Slater Davidson at

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a highly organized and experienced Senior Data Governance Engineer. The analyst will partner with IT, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Data Science teams to develop data governance policies, standards, and procedures, as well as design and implement training on standards and procedures. This candidate will play a key role in establishing, building, and managing the Data Catalog and other Data Governance tool capabilities so that the company is set up to manage its internal data assets.

• Develops and deploys data governance framework/standards consisting of data policies and processes in the areas of data ingestion, data movement, data quality, master & reference data, and data life cycle management
• Execution of data governance steward ships and business processes (using a data governance tool, ie, Alation, One Trust, etc.)
• Technical knowledge and understanding of physical databases, data model architecture, and cloud-based environments
• Deep data analytics and data quality knowledge
• Data policy and security knowledge to enforce data audit processes
• Assists in developing and implementing enterprise tools to support Data Governance & Data Management, including Data Catalog, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Master & Reference Data Management
• Coordinates with various stakeholders across various organizations to apply an established data governance framework (developing data stewardship, data custodian roles, data dictionary, metadata management, and access controls).
• Ensures remediation plans are implemented where data fails to meet established data governance framework/standards.
• Support business owners and data stewards in addressing high-priority enterprise data problems, recommend solutions, and use industry standards when appropriate.
• Work across multiple business and technology teams, with the ability to perform data discovery, build data glossaries and catalogs, and perform data analysis and data profiling.
• Business analysis, including business process mapping and requirement definition
• Manage time independently, work independently, and manage multiple open work streams at the same time
• Coordinate and communicate in a clear and timely manner on changes, issues, and business impacts among team members.

• Must have experience with Python, PySpark, GCP, and Databricks. This is a technical role.
• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in an accredited four-year college in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent years of experience.
• A minimum of 5+ years of database and custom data warehouse design, testing, development, and architecture experience required, or equivalent experience in business process design and engineering
• Experience in data governance, data quality, data migration, data prep, or data architecture within key ERP and business applications (such as Alation, One Trust, SAP, Collibra, etc.) is a plus
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) or Project Management is a plus
• Understanding of Cloud technologies (preferably AWS) is a plus.
• AWS Services for Data Lake such as S3, Glue, Athena, EMR, Lambda, etc
• Must be skillful at verbal and written communication with both leadership teams and peer groups.
• Must be comfortable working with senior management, both on the business and technical sides. Must demonstrate the ability to create professional relationships and effectively partner with and influence a cross‑functional team.
• Must be able to develop a long‑range course of action or set goals to align with the organization's vision.
• Must be proactive in building and aligning stakeholders, capabilities, and resources for getting things done quickly and achieving complex objectives.

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