Senior Data Governance Engineer: Metadata, Lineage & Compliance

Inmar Intelligence; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Inmar Intelligence is seeking a senior data engineer who treats governance as a core engineering responsibility. You will design and implement scalable governance frameworks, embed controls into data pipelines, and lead initiatives to automate metadata, lineage, and data classification.

You will collaborate with Privacy and Security teams, guide engineers, and set standards for tagging, access controls, and cost transparency across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience (6–8+ years).
• Advanced experience with Python.
• Strong expertise in SQL and large datasets.
• Experience with cloud data pipelines, Airflow, dbt, or similar tools.
• Experience implementing governance capabilities across cloud environments.
• Proficiency with Git/GitHub, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Deep understanding of metadata, lineage, data quality, classification, access controls, and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated frameworks that enforce data governance policies and standards.
• Embed governance controls into data pipelines, platforms, and workflows.
• Identify governance gaps and deliver AI-enabled automated solutions.
• Lead implementation and enforcement of enterprise metadata standards.
• Lead automated lineage capture, validation, and reporting.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for metadata, cataloging, and lineage capabilities.
• Design and refine automated sensitive data detection and classification workflows.
• Validate scan results and ensure classifications are applied consistently.
• Partner with Privacy and Security teams to operationalize governance controls.
• Support implementation and auditing of RBAC and least-privilege standards.
• Design and maintain governance reporting.
• Improve cloud cost accountability through tagging and ownership alignment.
• Establish engineering standards and governance patterns.
• Mentor engineers through reviews and design guidance.
• Lead complex initiatives end-to-end.

Skills

Python

SQL

Cloud data pipelines

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Airflow

dbt

Git/GitHub

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Inmar Intelligence is seeking a senior data engineer who treats governance as a core engineering responsibility. You will design and implement scalable governance frameworks, embed controls into data pipelines, and lead initiatives to automate metadata, lineage, and data classification.

You will collaborate with Privacy and Security teams, guide engineers, and set standards for tagging, access controls, and cost transparency across cloud environments.