Senior Data Governance Engineer

Softchoice Corporation
Waltham, MA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Data Governance Python (Programming Language) SQL Azure Role-Based Access Control Azure Data Lake SQL Databases Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Electronic Medical Records Git Data Lineage Health Level Seven International
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Terraform Databricks

Job description

The Senior Data Governance Engineer will lead efforts to scale governance across the Azure Databricks platform. This role involves designing and implementing security and compliance controls, working closely with multiple stakeholders to embed governance across the Azure Databricks ecosystem., * Define and implement permissions models across Databricks product surfaces

  • Establish and enforce Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) models
  • Review and maintain Git/Repos integration and best practices
  • Oversee Unity Catalog and Metastore hierarchy and security
  • Translate data mesh principles into actionable platform patterns
  • Curate and maintain the data catalog and build lineage dashboards
  • Write and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure provisioning

Requirements

  • Deep expertise with Databricks Unity Catalog and Metastore administration
  • Strong command of Azure services, including Azure Data Lake Gen2 and Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Proven experience with RBAC implementation and PII masking
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Scala, and SQL for governance policy scripting
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling, like Terraform
  • Working knowledge of data lineage standards and catalog tooling

Nice-to-Have Skills:

  • Knowledge of healthcare data standards (claims, EHR, HL7, FHIR)
  • Background in healthcare analytics
  • Experience with data contract templates and schema evolution policies
  • Familiarity with federated governance models
  • Ability to automate tag propagation across Delta tables

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