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Job Description
A Lead Data Governance Engineer responsible for developing and implementing data governance policies, automating data mesh operations, and ensuring data security and compliance within a remote, globally distributed team at Canonical.
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 tooling for data labeling, quality metrics, and data security
- Collaborate with teams to ensure data access management and compliance with regulatory frameworks
Requirements
- Define, monitor, and execute data governance policies in compliance with internal policies and applicable regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DPA, ISO, etc.
- Design, implement, and maintain tooling for automated data mesh operations, including data labeling and quality metrics.
- Develop Python-based tooling to automate the operations of an internal data mesh solution, including data labeling, quality metrics, data access management, and data security best practices.
- Deploy and operate services developed by the team.
- Experience with data quality, governance, and security processes and tools.
- Experience with software development in Python and SQL.
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path demonstrating equivalent experience.
- Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results.
- 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, each lasting up to two weeks.
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
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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