Data Governance Specialist - DSPM

At CI, we see a great place to work as one that is a safe place for everyone to have a voice, where people are empowered to take ownership over meaningful work, where there is an opportunity to grow through stretching themselves, where they can work on innovative products and projects, and where employees are supported and engaged in doing so.

The Data Governance Specialist supports the organization's data governance, data management, and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) initiatives by ensuring data is accurately documented, appropriately classified, and effectively governed across the enterprise. This role works closely with technology, information security, and business teams to manage metadata, data lineage, data quality, sensitive data discovery, and data risk management activities. The successful candidate will help strengthen the organization's data governance and data protection capabilities by supporting data classification, monitoring data risks, maintaining governance standards, and promoting the responsible use of data across both structured and unstructured environments.

The Data Governance Specialist plays a key role in supporting the organization’s data governance, data management, and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) practices. This role focuses on ensuring that data is accurate, appropriately classified, and consistently documented for use across the business. Working closely with technology, information security, and data teams, the Data Governance Specialist supports metadata management, data quality, data lineage, data classification, sensitive data discovery, data risk assessment, and governance activities that strengthen the organization’s overall data management and protection capabilities.

The ideal candidate has experience working hands-on with data, is comfortable using tools to understand and profile datasets, and is eager to deepen their knowledge of data governance, data quality, metadata management, data protection, and data risk management. This role is well-suited for individuals who want to expand their expertise across both data governance and data security disciplines.

• Support the implementation, administration, and ongoing operation of the organization's Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platform.
• Monitor sensitive and regulated data assets across cloud and on-premises environments to identify security, privacy, and compliance risks.
• Investigate DSPM findings and support risk assessment, documentation, escalation, and remediation activities.
• Track data risk exposures and work with stakeholders to facilitate timely resolution of identified issues.
• Enhance data discovery, monitoring, and risk management processes to improve visibility and protection of sensitive information.

• Support Maintain data classification standards, metadata, and tagging across governance and DSPM platforms.
• Identify and classify sensitive, confidential, proprietary, and regulated data assets.
• Support the implementation of data protection, access management, and governance controls.
• Collaborate with data custodians and technology teams to ensure organizational data assets are appropriately classified, protected, and managed in accordance with policy and regulatory requirements.

• Maintain and update metadata in the business glossary and data catalog.
• Work with business stakeholders to document clear and consistent data definitions.
• Support the organization in improving accessibility and understanding of key data assets.

• Assist in documenting data lineage by reviewing SQL, dashboards, and data flows.
• Investigate how data moves across systems and support the validation of lineage diagrams.
• Help improve visibility into data movement across applications, databases, and reporting platforms.

• Work with Data Engineering and business teams to highlight and track data quality concerns.
• Assist in monitoring and reporting on data quality metrics.

• Support implementation and monitoring of data retention and disposition policies aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
• Assist in identifying and tagging data for retention schedules and track compliance or exceptions to ensure secure data lifecycle and disposal practices and support audits.

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