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Data Governance Engineer

Hybrid in Knoxville, TN, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

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Patriot Talent Solutions

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Data Governance
Data Fabric

Summary

Knoxville, TN | Data Governance Engineer | Full-time | Contract-to-Hire

We are actively recruiting a Data Governance Engineer for our client in Knoxville, TN. This is a contract-to-hire, hybrid opportunity requiring a minimum of 2 days onsite per week. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Data Governance professional to help build and operationalize an enterprise governance function from the ground up. Must have 5+ years of direct Data Governance experience and hands-on experience with data catalogs, lineage, metadata, data quality, stewardship, and data certification.

What You’ll Do

Build and operationalize enterprise Data Governance processes, standards, and workflows.
Administer and improve data catalog, metadata, business glossary, lineage, and certification capabilities.
Establish data quality requirements, stewardship practices, and data ownership models.
Partner with Data Engineering to embed governance into modern data pipelines and platforms.
Work with business data owners and stewards to improve data quality, discoverability, and trust.
Help evaluate, configure, and implement Data Governance technology.
Facilitate governance working sessions and drive adoption across technical and business teams.

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of hands-on enterprise Data Governance experience.
Demonstrated ownership of data catalogs, data lineage, metadata management, data quality, stewardship, and dataset certification.
Experience within a mature Data Governance environment and the ability to apply established governance practices in a developing function.
Experience with Microsoft Purview strongly preferred; Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or comparable governance platforms also relevant.
Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Azure, data lakes, data warehouses, or similar modern data platforms preferred.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across business and technical teams.
Self-directed, comfortable with ambiguity, and motivated by building new capabilities rather than simply maintaining existing processes.
Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Dice Id: 90767798
Position Id: 2733
Posted 1 hour ago

Company Info

About Patriot Talent Solutions

We launched Patriot Talent Solutions in 2014 with one main mission in mind: Connect the right people with the right companies. We don’t just want to be your recruiters, we want to be your partners and advocates. As a self-directed organization, Patriot embraces a vision of excellence, always acting in the best interest of those we serve, while pursuing business objectives in a consistent, confident, and forward-thinking way. Whether you’re looking for a career opportunity, a new employee or timely execution of an IT project, we will work with persistence and integrity to help you meet your strategic goals. When it comes to how we do business, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve YOU.

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