Data Governance Engineer Arlington, VA onsite role.

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Data Governance Engineer

Arlington, VA

Duration : 6 months

Mode of interview : 2-3 videos  

Experience

• 6-12+ 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):

■ Metadata synchronization patterns

■Lineage strategy and reconciliation (Fabric lineage vs enterprise lineage)

■ Business glossary alignment

• Define integration operating model:

• Sync frequency, mapping rules, exception handling

■ Handling duplicates, naming standards, asset identity resolution

• Collaborate with governance stakeholders to ensure Atlan reflects Fabric assets accurately and consistently.

 

• Policy Enforcement & Controls Implementation

• Implement governance controls such as:

• Data classification, sensitivity labels, and policy tagging

■ Certification/endorsement gates for promoted data products

■ Data sharing guardrails and approval workflows

• Work with Security/Platform teams to align:

■ Entra ID group-driven RBAC and access review processes

■Compliance needs (retention, auditing, data access reporting)

• Metadata Management, Data Quality Governance & Data Contracts

• Build and maintain standards:

■ Naming conventions, domain taxonomy, data product templates

• Implement data product documentation templates and data contracts: 。

・ Schema expectations, SLAs, quality rules, owners

• Integrate with engineering teams to integrate Data Quality & Metadata within pipelines (metadata-driven approach).

 

Good-to-Have

• Knowledge of privacy/security frameworks (ISO, SOC2 concepts, GDPR-like principles)

• Experience implementing data quality governance tooling and scorecards

• Familiarity with Data Mesh governance patterns and data product operating models

 

Thanks & Regards,

Sonu Singh

Sr. Technical Recruiter

[saikr...@meridiansoft.com]

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Please find below the profile(s):

Name: Kabita
Technology: Sr Lead Data Engineer
Experience: 13 yrs
Visa: H1T
Location: NC
Relocation: Remote

Name: Nehal
Technology: Data Analyst / Data Science
Experience: 12 yrs
Visa: H1T
Location: AR
Relocation: YES



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