Remote Data Catalog Engineer: Governance & Lineage

Fearless; Baltimore (MD); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fearless is seeking a Data Catalog Engineer as part of our Consultant, Data & Analytics career path to support a federal agency's enterprise data modernization initiative focused on building and operating a secure, cloud-native data platform. The team delivers platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, governance, AI/ML capabilities, and customer enablement to help modernize enterprise data services.

This is a fully remote role.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain enterprise data catalog systems to ensure metadata accuracy, completeness, and accessibility across the platform.
• Implement and manage data lineage tracking to provide transparency into data origins, transformations, and dependencies.
• Define and enforce governance policies within Databricks Unity Catalog to support secure data access and compliance.
• Collaborate with data stewards and business users to gather requirements and translate governance concepts into actionable catalog standards.
• Establish and maintain taxonomies and metadata standards that improve data discoverability and usability across the enterprise.
• Support data stewardship initiatives by providing technical guidance on catalog tooling and governance best practices.
• Monitor and improve catalog quality through regular audits, validation processes, and stakeholder feedback.
• Communicate metadata, governance, and data lineage concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing recommendations that improve data discoverability and trust.

Job description

Fearless is seeking a Data Catalog Engineer as part of our Consultant, Data & Analytics career path to support a federal agency's enterprise data modernization initiative focused on building and operating a secure, cloud-native data platform. The team delivers platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, governance, AI/ML capabilities, and customer enablement to help modernize enterprise data services.

This is a fully remote role.