Data Governance Engineer

Mergen IT Virginia, Arlington Permanent US Dollar . USD 60 – 70 / Annual

Job Description

Data Governance Engineer Arlington, VA and St. Louis, MO Experience 12+ years in Data Governance / Metadata Engineering / Data Platform governance Hands-on experience with: Microsoft Purview configuration and operations Fabric governance concepts and controls (workspaces, domains, items, sharing) Strong understanding of: Data lineage, metadata models, business glossary, classification Identity/RBAC alignment for governance enforcement Experience designing integrations with enterprise governance tools (Atlan/Collibra/Alation preferred) Key Responsibilities Governance Architecture & Operating Model Enablement Translate enterprise governance policies into implementable controls across Fabric. Define governance blueprints for: Domain-based governance (Data Mesh/data products) or centralized CoE models Data product certification/endorsement workflows Stewardship model (owners, custodians, data stewards), RACI mapping Purview Setup & Fabric Governance Configuration Configure Microsoft Purview for enterprise usage: Scans, collections, role assignments, access controls Classification rules, sensitivity labels, glossary, lineage settings Enable Fabric integration outcomes such as: Asset discovery and catalog publishing Lineage capture (as supported by sources and Fabric items) Metadata enrichment and lifecycle tagging for data products Atlan Integration (Enterprise Governance Tool Alignment) Design and implement integration between Purview and Atlan (as per enterprise tool strategy): Experience implementing data quality governance tooling and scorecards Familiarity with Data Mesh governance patterns and data product operating models

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