Senior Python Data Governance Engineer

Synechron; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Python Developer / Data Modelling Specialist to design scalable data governance and metadata solutions in a high-impact tech environment.

You will apply strong Python expertise with Pydantic, FastAPI and Collibra, building robust models, data lineage, and governance workflows while collaborating with risk, compliance, architecture, and business teams to deliver regulatory-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional Python development experience.
• Experience designing data models, schemas, validation frameworks and API-ready data structures.
• Practical experience with Collibra or similar data governance platforms.
• Knowledge of data taxonomies, data lineage, data quality and governance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise asset models aligned with governance, metadata, regulatory and risk requirements.
• Configure Collibra asset types, attributes, relations, domains, communities, workflows, roles and responsibilities.
• Develop Python solutions using Pydantic for schema definition, validation and serialization.
• Build reusable libraries for data ingestion, governance workflows, data quality, lineage and reporting.
• Work with REST APIs, JSON, YAML, SQL, and structured/unstructured data.
• Design solutions for large-scale financial, risk and regulatory data with focus on integrity and traceability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.

Skills

Python development

Data modelling

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/Software Engineering/Information Systems/Data Engineering

Tools

Pydantic

FastAPI

Collibra

REST APIs

Job description

Synechron in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Python Developer / Data Modelling Specialist to design scalable data governance and metadata solutions in a high-impact tech environment.

You will apply strong Python expertise with Pydantic, FastAPI and Collibra, building robust models, data lineage, and governance workflows while collaborating with risk, compliance, architecture, and business teams to deliver regulatory-ready solutions.