AWS Data Governance Engineer

🚀 Hiring: AWS Data Governance Engineer

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About the Role

AWS Data Governance Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Overall Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement data governance policies ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and adopt governance best practices in AWS.
• Monitor data quality, integrity, and lineage across AWS environments.
• Drive the adoption of metadata management and data cataloging solutions.
• Ensure data privacy and security controls align with organizational and legal requirements.
• Provide governance insights and training to internal teams.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Implement and manage AWS governance tools (AWS Lake Formation, AWS Glue Data Catalog).
• Configure IAM policies, AWS KMS, and access controls for data security.
• Enforce governance policies across AWS services (Redshift, S3, Athena, DynamoDB).
• Develop monitoring and automation using AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config.
• Design data classification, tagging, and lineage tracking (e.g., Apache Atlas).
• Integrate governance controls into CI/CD workflows.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams on frameworks like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.

Tools & Technologies

AWS Lake Formation | AWS Glue | IAM | KMS | CloudTrail | Config | Redshift | S3 | Athena | DynamoDB | Apache Atlas | Collibra | Informatica DG | SQL | Python | Terraform | AWS Lambda | CloudFormation

Preferred Experience

• Proven experience designing and implementing AWS data governance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of data privacy, security, and compliance best practices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS data services and IAM policies.
• Experience with large-scale cloud-based data architectures.
• Exposure to regulatory compliance initiatives (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA).
• Familiarity with automated governance enforcement and monitoring tools.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data Management, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.

• Preferred:

  AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Certified Security – Specialty.

• Plus:

  Certifications in data governance frameworks (DCAM, DAMA, etc.).