Data Governance Platform Engineer

Data Governance & Quality Platform Engineer

Location:

Houston, TX

Employment Type:

Contract - 12 months

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Data Governance & Quality Platform Engineer to manage and optimize enterprise data governance and data quality platforms such as Atlan and DQ Labs
. This role ensures these tools are configured for scalability, integrated with enterprise data ecosystems, and maintained for high availability and performance. You will also drive automation, data quality monitoring, and compliance reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure and maintain Atlan for metadata management, lineage tracking, and governance workflows.
• Configure DQ Labs for data quality profiling, rule creation, and monitoring dashboards.
• Manage user roles, authentication (SSO, RBAC), and security settings.
• Develop and maintain integrations between data sources, data lakes, and BI tools.
• Automate metadata ingestion and data quality checks using APIs, Python scripts, or ETL frameworks.
• Monitor system health, apply patches, and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Implement logging, alerting, and proactive monitoring for governance and quality environments.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards (GDPR, CCPA).

Required Skills &

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.
• Hands‑on experience with data governance and data quality tools (Atlan, DQ Labs, Monte Carlo).
• Strong understanding of data governance principles and data quality frameworks
  .
• Familiarity with data catalogs, lineage, and metadata management
  .
• Experience with API integrations
  , Python scripting
  , and ETL frameworks
  .
• Knowledge of Data Mesh strategies and building data products
  .