Data Governance Engineer

Summary

Join Canonical, a leading open-source software provider, as a Data Governance Engineer! Based remotely in the EMEA region, you will define and execute data governance policies, design and maintain data labeling and quality metrics, and deploy team-developed services. You'll leverage your experience with data quality, governance, security, Python, and SQL. Canonical offers a competitive compensation package including an annual bonus, personal learning budget, annual compensation review, and opportunities for international travel to meet colleagues.

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Experience with data quality, governance, and security processes and tools
• Experience with software development in Python and SQL
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Responsibilities

• Define, monitor, and execute data governance policies
• Design, implement, and maintain data labeling and quality metrics in the data catalog
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Depending on your seniority, coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
• Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Performance engineering and security experience
• Experience with Airbyte, Ranger, Superset, Temporal, or Trino

Benefits

• Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events