Data Governance Engineer

Arlington, VA, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 2 days ago
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Contract Independent
Contract W2
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
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Job Details

Skills

  • data governance

Summary

Data Governance Engineer

Arlington, VA (Priority 1) and St. Louis, MO (Priority 2)

JD:

  • 6–12+ years in Data Governance / Metadata Engineering / Data Platform governance
  • Hands-on experience with:
      • Microsoft Purview configuration and operations
      • Fabric governance concepts and controls (workspaces, domains, items, sharing)
  • Strong understanding of:
      • Data lineage, metadata models, business glossary, classification
      • Identity/RBAC alignment for governance enforcement
  • Experience designing integrations with enterprise governance tools (Atlan/Collibra/Alation preferred)

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Governance Architecture & Operating Model Enablement
  • Translate enterprise governance policies into implementable controls across Fabric.
  • Define governance blueprints for:
      • Domain-based governance (Data Mesh/data products) or centralized CoE models
      • Data product certification/endorsement workflows
      • Stewardship model (owners, custodians, data stewards), RACI mapping
  • Purview Setup & Fabric Governance Configuration
  • Configure Microsoft Purview for enterprise usage:
      • Scans, collections, role assignments, access controls
      • Classification rules, sensitivity labels, glossary, lineage settings
  • Enable Fabric integration outcomes such as:
      • Asset discovery and catalog publishing
      • Lineage capture (as supported by sources and Fabric items)
      • Metadata enrichment and lifecycle tagging for data products
  • Atlan Integration (Enterprise Governance Tool Alignment)
  • Design and implement integration between Purview and Atlan (as per enterprise tool strategy):
      • Metadata synchronization patterns
      • Lineage strategy and reconciliation (Fabric lineage vs enterprise lineage)
      • Business glossary alignment
  • Define integration operating model:
      • Sync frequency, mapping rules, exception handling
      • Handling duplicates, naming standards, asset identity resolution
  • Collaborate with governance stakeholders to ensure Atlan reflects Fabric assets accurately and consistently.
  • Policy Enforcement & Controls Implementation
  • Implement governance controls such as:
      • Data classification, sensitivity labels, and policy tagging
      • Certification/endorsement gates for promoted data products
      • Data sharing guardrails and approval workflows
  • Work with Security/Platform teams to align:
      • Entra ID group-driven RBAC and access review processes
      • Compliance needs (retention, auditing, data access reporting)
  • Metadata Management, Data Quality Governance & Data Contracts
  • Build and maintain standards:
      • Naming conventions, domain taxonomy, data product templates
  • Implement data product documentation templates and data contracts:
      • Schema expectations, SLAs, quality rules, owners
  • Integrate with engineering teams to integrate Data Quality & Metadata within pipelines (metadata-driven approach).

Good-to-Have

  • Knowledge of privacy/security frameworks (ISO, SOC2 concepts, GDPR-like principles)
  • Experience implementing data quality governance tooling and scorecards
  • Familiarity with Data Mesh governance patterns and data product operating models
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  • Dice Id: 91122944
  • Position Id: 8171-40911-
  • Posted 2 days ago
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