Data Governance Engineer

Savant Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Savant Recruitment is seeking a Data Governance Consultant / Data Governance Engineer for a major telecommunications programme in Greater London. The role focuses on establishing governance in a Google Cloud environment, collaborating with business, architecture and engineering teams on a large-scale transformation.

Responsibilities include designing governance frameworks, implementing metadata management, data quality standards and data contracts, and driving adoption of best practices across

Qualifications

• Experience establishing enterprise Data Governance frameworks and operating models.
• Understanding of governance controls, data quality standards and stewardship processes.
• Familiar with metadata management, data lineage and policy tagging implementations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise Data Governance frameworks and operating models.
• Define data quality standards, governance controls and stewardship processes.
• Implement metadata management, business glossary and data lineage capabilities.
• Deliver policy tagging, data classification and compliance controls.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Data quality

Data lineage

Metadata management

Policy tagging

Data classification

Data contracts

Data stewardship

Education

DCAM or DAMA CDMP certification

Tools

Google Cloud Dataplex

Atlan Data Catalog

Collibra

Job description

Data Governance Consultant / Data Governance Engineer

Greater London | Hybrid | Contract

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Data Governance Consultant / Data Governance Engineer to join a major telecommunications programme based in Greater London.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in establishing and implementing enterprise-wide data governance capabilities across a modern Google Cloud environment, working with business, architecture and engineering teams on a large-scale transformation programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise Data Governance frameworks and operating models.
• Define data quality standards, governance controls and stewardship processes.
• Implement metadata management, business glossary and data lineage capabilities.
• Deliver policy tagging, data classification and compliance controls.
• Implement data contracts and governance policies.
• Drive adoption of governance best practices using Google Cloud Dataplex and Atlan.
• Collaborate with business, engineering and compliance teams to ensure regulatory and audit compliance.
• Strong Data Governance experience within large enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Dataplex.
• Experience with Atlan Data Catalog.
• Data Lineage and Impact Analysis.
• Metadata Management.
• Data Contracts.
• Policy Tagging and Data Classification.
• Data Quality Management.
• Data Stewardship and Governance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Telecommunications industry experience.
• DCAM or DAMA CDMP certification.
• Experience with Collibra or other enterprise data governance platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and analytics ecosystems.