Data Governance Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Data Governance Engineer to join a large multinational organization. This hybrid role focuses on building reliable data solutions, strengthening data governance and data lineage, and enabling trusted analytics across the enterprise.

You will work with data stewards, governance, analytics, and engineering teams to design, implement, and optimize data quality solutions that improve confidence in enterprise data and support critical business decision-making.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience with Collibra Data Quality configuration and integration.
• Advanced Python development skills for modular architecture and automation.
• Solid PL/SQL expertise with complex queries and performance tuning.
• Understanding of Data Quality principles and enterprise data governance.
• Experience with Data Governance, Data Lineage, and Metadata Management.
• Experience designing scalable data quality monitoring and remediation.
• Familiarity with version control and collaborative DevOps workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design data quality solutions using Collibra and Python to detect and remediate data issues.
• Develop Python components to automate data profiling, anomaly detection, and validations.
• Build and optimize PL/SQL procedures supporting data transformations and pipelines.
• Implement repeatable data quality controls to improve completeness and accuracy.
• Integrate data quality outputs into dashboards and workflows.
• Troubleshoot production incidents in data quality pipelines and PL/SQL processes.
• Optimize data quality solutions for performance and scalability.

Skills

Python development

Collibra Data Quality

PL/SQL

Data Governance

Data Lineage

Data quality

Tools

Collibra Data Quality

Job description

Data Governance Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Data Governance/Quality Engineer to join a large multinational organization operating across diverse business domains. This hybrid role is focused on building reliable data solutions, strengthening Data Governance and Data Lineage capabilities, and enabling trusted analytics across the enterprise.

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in Data Quality, Collibra Data Quality, Python engineering, and PL/SQL development. You will work closely with data stewards, governance teams, analytics stakeholders, and engineering teams to design, implement, and optimize data quality solutions that improve confidence in enterprise data and support critical business decision‑making.

In This Role, You Will:

• Design data quality solutions using Collibra Data Quality capabilities and custom Python logic to detect, measure, and remediate data issues across critical enterprise datasets.
• Develop robust Python components that automate data profiling, anomaly detection, and rule‑based validations to ensure trusted data is available for analytics and reporting.
• Build and optimize PL/SQL procedures and queries supporting complex data transformations, reconciliation processes, and high‑performance data pipelines.
• Implement repeatable data quality controls that improve completeness, accuracy,
• Integrate data quality outputs — including scores, exceptions, and remediation status — into dashboards, operational workflows, and business processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents involving data quality pipelines, Python services, and PL/SQL processes through root cause analysis and durable corrective actions.
• Optimize data quality solutions for performance, scalability, and reliability through query tuning, Python code improvements, and Collibra configuration enhancements.

Work Model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. This position is hybrid and at the time of posting, the arrangement may change based on project and client requirements.

What You Need to Have to Be Considered

• Strong practical experience with Collibra Data Quality, including configuration of rules, scorecards, monitoring capabilities, and integration patterns within enterprise data landscapes.
• Advanced Python development skills with expertise in modular architecture, error handling, unit testing frameworks, automation, and efficient processing of large structured datasets.
• Solid PL/SQL expertise, including complex query development, performance tuning, set‑based processing, stored procedures, functions, and data transformation logic.
• Strong understanding of Data Quality principles, dimensions, metrics, and enterprise data governance practices.
• Proven knowledge of Data Governance, Data Lineage, and Metadata Management frameworks and how they guide the design of sustainable control environments.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable data quality monitoring and remediation processes.
• Familiarity with version control systems and collaborative software development workflows.

These Will Help You Stand Out

• Experience working within large multinational enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements relating to data integrity, traceability, and governance.
• Familiarity with enterprise analytics, reporting platforms, and data management ecosystems.
• Experience supporting mission‑critical production data environments.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and modern DevOps practices.

What We Offer (Netherlands)

• Competitive salary benchmarked to Dutch market standards.
• Access to Udemy and Cognizant Academy for continuous learning and professional development.
• International and diverse working environment.
• Open, collaborative team culture.
• Wellbeing programmes supporting a healthy and sustainable work‑life balance.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth within a global organisation.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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