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Lead Data Governance Engineer

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

A Lead Data Governance Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining data governance policies, tools, and processes to ensure secure, compliant, and well-managed data access within a data mesh environment, primarily using open-source tools and automation in a remote, globally distributed team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define, monitor, and execute data governance policies
  • Design, implement, and maintain tooling for automated data mesh operations
  • Deploy and operate data governance services and tools
  • Develop Python-based tools for data labeling, quality metrics, and data security
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure data access management and compliance with regulations

Requirements

  • An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path demonstrating equivalent experience.
  • An undergraduate degree in a technical subject or equivalent experience in a related field.
  • A proven track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results.
  • Experience with data quality, governance, and security processes and tools.
  • Experience with software development in Python and SQL.
  • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
  • Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
  • Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.

Benefits & Perks

Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Program
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Travel upgrades for long haul company events

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