Data Governance engineer

About the role

Remote (USA) position requiring 10+ years of experience. As a Data Governance Engineer, you will work on data governance workflows, data contracts, data products, RACI, ontology, clarify requirements and guide non‑technical stakeholders by translating business needs into actionable data management outcomes.

Responsibilities

• 5+ years of Open Metadata tool experience (must)
• Technically strong with OpenMetadata tool – especially Collate and multiple customer implementations
• Detailed work experience on data governance workflows, data contracts, data products, RACI, ontology
• Clarify requirements and guide non‑technical stakeholders by translating business needs into actionable data management outcomes
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration across Business, IT, Compliance, and Data Owners within a complex matrix environment
• Assess and strengthen foundational practices in Data Quality, Data Stewardship, and Metadata Management, including defining pragmatic templates and workflows
• Support validation and assessment activities through basic data querying/profiling where required
• Display good communication skills and be able to provide 4‑hour overlap with EST timings (~09:30 PM IST)

Qualifications

• Engineering degree: BE / ME / BTech / MTech / B.Sc. / M.Sc.
• Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable

Skills

• Mandatory: Open Metadata tool – Collate
• Good to have: Knowledge of Agile Methodology