Data Governance Engineer

About the role

Lumenalta is looking for an experienced Data Governance Engineer to design and implement enterprise‑grade governance across a modern, multi‑platform data ecosystem. The role focuses on establishing robust metadata management, classification, and policy enforcement while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement governance frameworks using Databricks Unity Catalog, including metadata management, data classification, and policy enforcement.
• Integrate Snowflake Horizon catalog and the Elation platform into a unified governance model.
• Configure and maintain role‑based access control (RBAC) across datasets, schemas, and compute resources.
• Implement row‑level and column‑level security to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Build PII masking and data anonymization workflows for privacy compliance.
• Define and maintain end‑to‑end data lineage tracking.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and security teams to align practices with GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2 and other frameworks.

Required profile

• 3–5+ years of experience 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.
• Familiarity with Snowflake Horizon catalog and ability to align policies across Snowflake and Databricks.
• Experience integrating governance across heterogeneous platforms, including custom or standalone systems like Elation.
• Deep understanding of RBAC and fine‑grained security patterns (row/column‑level).
• Knowledge of PII handling, data masking techniques, and compliance frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2.
• Experience with lineage tools or built‑in platform capabilities.

Required skills

• Databricks Unity Catalog
• Snowflake Horizon catalog
• Elation platform
• RBAC implementation
• Row‑level security
• Column‑level security
• PII masking and data anonymization
• GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2 compliance
• Data lineage tracking

What we offer

• Fully remote position for candidates based in Latin America.
• Requirement to maintain at least a 6‑hour overlap with U.S. core business hours.
• Opportunity to work on a single project at a time with senior‑level developers.
• Access to leading technologies and a collaborative, transparent culture.