Data Governance Lead - Databricks - Unity Catalog - Chennai

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India is seeking a Data Governance Lead in Chennai to drive decentralized governance across a modern Databricks Lakehouse. The role requires 8+ years of experience and a hybrid work mode in Chennai.

Key responsibilities include defining data mesh policies, implementing federated governance with Unity Catalog, and establishing automated data lineage and audits in collaboration with Enterprise Governance teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data governance and architecture.
• Experience implementing federated governance in a Databricks Lakehouse.
• Strong knowledge of data privacy and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define Data Mesh governance policies, data contracts and domain boundaries.
• Implement federated governance using Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Establish automated data lineage and compliance auditing.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Governance teams on standards.
• Drive metadata management, security and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Databricks Unity Catalog

Microsoft Purview

Data Mesh & Data Contracts

Data Lineage & Metadata Management

ABAC / RBAC

Azure Entra ID & REST APIs

SQL & Data Privacy / Compliance

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Azure Purview

Purview / Unity Catalog

Job description

Hiring | Data Governance Lead Databricks / Unity Catalog - Chennai

We are looking for an experienced Data Governance Architect to drive decentralized data governance and Data Mesh across a modern Databricks Lakehouse environment.

Experience: 8+ Years
Work Mode: Hybrid
Location: Chennai

Key Responsibilities:

• Define Data Mesh governance policies, data contracts & domain boundaries
• Implement federated governance using Databricks Unity Catalog
• Establish automated data lineage & compliance auditing
• Partner with Enterprise Governance teams on governance standards
• Drive metadata management, security and regulatory compliance

Key Skills:

• Databricks Unity Catalog
• Microsoft Purview / Azure Purview
• Data Mesh & Data Contracts
• Data Lineage & Metadata Management
• ABAC / RBAC, Data Masking & Tokenization
• Azure Entra ID & REST APIs
• SQL & Data Privacy / Compliance