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CanonicalLead Data Governance Engineer
Canonical is recruiting a Lead Data Governance Engineer for its Commercial Systems unit. The role is remote and based in the EMEA region. The team enables…
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Canonical is recruiting a Lead Data Governance Engineer for its Commercial Systems unit. The role is remote and based in the EMEA region. The team enables secure, well-governed access to large data sets drawn from many internal and external sources and organised as a data mesh. It works with open-source governance tools including Trino and Ranger, defines and runs data governance processes, and makes data available across the company. The…
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Canonical is recruiting a Lead Data Governance Engineer for its Commercial Systems unit. The role is remote and based in the EMEA region. The team enables secure, well-governed access to large data sets drawn from many internal and external sources and organised as a data mesh. It works with open-source governance tools including Trino and Ranger, defines and runs data governance processes, and makes data available across the company.
The engineer defines, monitors and carries out data governance policies covering quality, access management and data security, and checks that these meet internal rules and regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DPA and ISO. A large share of the work is writing Python-based tooling that automates data mesh operations, including data labelling and quality metrics. The engineer also deploys and operates the team's services. Depending on seniority, they coach and mentor colleagues, offer career feedback, and promote good engineering and organisational practice.
The role suits an engineer who is comfortable with Python and SQL, enjoys presenting work, and is ready for periodic international travel.
Responsibilities
- Define, monitor and carry out data governance policies
- Create, build and upkeep tools that automate operations on the data mesh
- Deploy and operate the services the team develops
- Coach, mentor and give career feedback, depending on seniority
- Promote strong engineering and organisational practices
Requirements
- A first degree in a technical field, or a well-argued story about a different route
- A record of exceeding expectations to deliver strong results
- Hands-on work on data quality, governance and security tooling and procedures
- Background building software in Python and SQL
- Polished English in writing and speech, with presentation skill to match
- A results-oriented approach with a drive to meet commitments
- Available for international trips twice a year, each up to a fortnight
Qualifications
- Performance engineering and security experience
- Trino, Temporal, Superset, Ranger or Airbyte experience
Core Skills
Benefits
- Home-based work plus in-person team sprints twice a year
- Yearly allowance of USD 2,000 toward training
- Yearly pay review and recognition awards
- Yearly holiday leave, plus maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Chances to visit new places and meet coworkers
- Priority Pass access and travel upgrades on long-haul company trips
- Performance-based annual bonus
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Where is the role based?
The role is remote and based in the EMEA region.
Which tools does the team use?
The team works with open-source data governance tools including Trino and Ranger. Experience with Airbyte, Superset, Temporal or Trino is listed as a nice-to-have.
Does the job involve mentoring?
Depending on seniority, the engineer coaches and mentors colleagues and gives career development feedback.
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