Data Governance Engineer

Lumenalta; Mexico; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumenalta is seeking an experienced Data Governance Engineer to establish enterprise-grade governance across a multi-platform data ecosystem. You will design policies and implement controls across Databricks and Snowflake, enabling secure, compliant data access for global teams.

You will collaborate with legal, compliance, and security to align with GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 while building lineage, masking, and RBAC. This fully remote role is open to LATAM candidates.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in data governance, data engineering, or data platform roles with a focus on access control and compliance.
• Hands-on experience configuring Databricks Unity Catalog for enterprise governance, including metastore setup and policy management.
• Familiarity with Snowflake Horizon data catalog and aligning governance policies across Snowflake and Databricks.
• Experience integrating governance across heterogeneous platforms, including Elation standalone systems.
• Deep understanding of RBAC and fine-grained security patterns (row/column) in modern data platforms.
• Familiarity with PII handling, data masking techniques, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2).
• Experience with lineage tools or built-in platform capabilities to track and visualize data flows end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement governance frameworks using Unity Catalog, including metadata management, data classification, and policy enforcement across the Databricks lakehouse.
• Integrate Snowflake's Horizon catalog and the Elation standalone platform into the broader governance model, ensuring consistent policies across platforms.
• Configure and maintain RBAC across datasets, schemas, and compute resources in a multi-platform environment.
• Implement row-level and column-level security to enforce fine-grained access controls aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
• Build PII masking and data anonymization workflows to support privacy compliance across all platforms.
• Define and maintain end-to-end data lineage tracking to provide visibility into data origin, transformations, and consumption.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and security teams to align governance practices with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2.

Skills

RBAC security patterns

Data governance

Privacy compliance

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Snowflake Horizon

Elation platform

Job description

At Lumenalta, we partner with forward-thinking organizations to build technology solutions that scale, delight users, and accelerate business growth. Our global teams bring curiosity, commitment, and technical excellence to every project. We value transparency, autonomy, and impact-empowering every team member to do their best work.

We’re seeking an experienced Data Governance Engineer to join us, establishing enterprise-grade governance across a modern, multi-platform data ecosystem.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and implement governance frameworks using Unity Catalog, including metadata management, data classification, and policy enforcement across the Databricks lakehouse.
• Integrate Snowflake's Horizon catalog and the Elation standalone platform into the broader governance model, ensuring consistent policies across platforms.
• Configure and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) across datasets, schemas, and compute resources in a multi-platform environment.
• Implement row-level and column-level security to enforce fine-grained access controls aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
• Build PII masking and data anonymization workflows to support privacy compliance across all platforms.
• Define and maintain end-to-end data lineage tracking to provide visibility into data origin, transformations, and consumption.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and security teams to align governance practices with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2.

What We’re Looking For

• 3-5+ years in data governance, data engineering, or data platform roles with a focus on access control and compliance.
• Deep, hands-on experience configuring Databricks Unity Catalog for enterprise governance, including metastore setup and policy management.
• Familiarity with Snowflake's Horizon data catalog and ability to align governance policies across Snowflake and Databricks environments.
• Experience integrating governance across heterogeneous platforms, including custom or standalone data systems like Elation.
• Deep understanding of RBAC and fine-grained security patterns (row/column-level) in modern data platforms.
• Familiarity with PII handling, data masking techniques, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, or similar).
• Experience with lineage tools or built-in platform capabilities to track and visualize data flows end-to-end.

Why Lumenalta is an amazing place to work at

At Lumenalta, you can expect that you will:

• Be 100% dedicated to one project at a time so that you can innovate and grow.
• Be a part of a team of talented and friendly senior-level developers.
• Work on projects that allow you to use leading tech.

This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in Latin America (LATAM). While location is flexible, candidates must be willing to maintain at least a 6-hour overlap with core business hours, which are primarily aligned with the Pacific, Central, or Eastern U.S. time zones to ensure effective collaboration with project teams.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted until September 6, 2026. Candidates can expect feedback by September 14, 2026.