AWS Data Governance Engineer

Job Roles/Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

AWS Data Governance & Metadata Management

• Support enterprise metadata management, cataloging, lineage, classification, and stewardship initiatives across AWS-based data platforms.
• Enable metadata capture, tagging, catalog publication, and governance workflows that improve discoverability, trust, and compliance of enterprise data assets.
• Assist with data subject area mapping, metadata enrichment, data classification, and governance enablement activities.
• Support business glossary, stewardship, certification, and governance processes.
• Partner with governance stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve metadata quality, lineage visibility, and governance adoption.

AWS Platform & Governance Support

• Support data governance capabilities across AWS cloud environments.
• Partner with cloud engineering teams to integrate governance controls, metadata management, cataloging, and lineage capabilities into AWS-based solutions.
• Support AWS security requirements related to data governance, metadata management, and compliance initiatives.
• Assist with governance standards, access management, classification controls, and cloud governance best practices.

Data Catalog & Governance Enablement

• Support enterprise data catalog capabilities including asset onboarding, classification, lineage, certification, and discoverability.
• Assist with governance workflow implementation and operationalization.
• Guide users on how to discover, understand, and trust enterprise data assets.
• Develop and expand expertise supporting Collibra capabilities and governance platform adoption.
• Partner with governance teams to mature enterprise data management and governance capabilities.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with governance leads, data stewards, business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to gather governance requirements and enable governance solutions.
• Translate business requirements into metadata, cataloging, lineage, classification, and governance capabilities.
• Communicate governance concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Facilitate discussions and drive governance-related decisions across multiple stakeholder groups.

Platform Integration & Support

• Support integration of governance capabilities with AWS services, cloud data platforms, metadata repositories, APIs, and reporting solutions.
• Assist with operational support, platform enhancements, governance automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with architecture and platform teams to improve metadata management and governance effectiveness.
• Support onboarding and adoption of governance capabilities across the enterprise.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in data governance, metadata management, cloud platforms, data engineering, or related disciplines.
• 3 years of hands-on experience working within AWS environments.
• 3 years of experience supporting enterprise data governance, metadata management, data cataloging, or governance enablement initiatives.