Data Governance Engineer

Charlotte, NC 18 Month W2 Contract Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote $60-$65/hour Experience: 5+ Years

Employment Type: Contract / Ongoing

Industry: Data Governance / Data Management

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Engineer to join our team in Charlotte. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data management and data governance , with hands-on experience developing in Python , working extensively with Collibra , and managing metadata and data lineage .

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who can develop new Python scripts and REST API integrations while also maintaining and enhancing existing code. The successful candidate will use Collibra on a daily basis and play an important role in the organization's ongoing data governance initiatives.

The team is currently preparing for a major transition to a cloud-based instance of Collibra , and this person will be heavily involved in rewriting and enhancing APIs as part of the migration.

Project Overview

• Project Type: Ongoing data governance initiative
• Current Phase: Existing Collibra environment with an upcoming migration to a cloud-based Collibra instance
• Upcoming Initiative: Rewrite and enhance existing APIs to support the cloud Collibra environment
• Primary Focus: Data governance, metadata management, data lineage, Collibra, Python development, and API integrations

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain Python scripts and applications supporting data governance initiatives.
• Design and implement REST API integrations, with a strong preference for experience with the Collibra API.
• Work in Collibra on a daily basis to support data governance and metadata management activities.
• Manage and maintain metadata and data lineage within Collibra.
• Support the organization's transition from the current Collibra environment to a cloud-based Collibra platform.
• Participate in rewriting and migrating existing APIs for the new cloud Collibra environment.
• Troubleshoot and maintain existing Python and API code.
• Collaborate with data governance, engineering, and business teams to implement data management solutions.
• Work from the Linux command line for development, troubleshooting, scripting, and operational tasks.
• Support ongoing enhancements to the organization's data governance framework.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data management or data governance.
• Strong hands-on Python development experience.
• Experience developing and integrating REST APIs.
• Collibra API experience is highly preferred.
• Daily hands-on experience working with Collibra.
• Strong understanding of metadata management.
• Experience with data lineage and lineage management.
• Comfortable working in a Linux/Unix command-line environment.
• Ability to independently develop new scripts as well as maintain and enhance existing code.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Collibra workflow development considered a significant plus.
• Data quality experience, including:
• Data quality controls
• Data quality metrics
• Root cause analysis
• Data quality remediation
• SQL and database experience.
• Experience supporting or participating in cloud migrations.
• Experience migrating or modernizing Collibra implementations.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Data Governance Engineer who combines software development skills with strong data governance expertise. They should be comfortable writing Python and REST API integrations while spending significant time working directly in Collibra.

Candidates with daily Collibra experience, metadata and lineage expertise, and Collibra API development experience will be particularly strong fits for this opportunity.

Core Skills

Must Have

• Data Governance / Data Management 5+ years
• Python
• REST APIs
• Collibra
• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• Linux / Unix

Preferred

• Collibra API
• Collibra Workflows
• Data Quality
• SQL / Databases
• Cloud Migration