Senior Data Governance Engineer

Job Summary: PCG is seeking an experienced Senior Data Governance Engineer based in our corporate office in Lenexa, KS. This is a key technical leader who is responsible for architecting and implementing enterprise-grade governance and security capabilities across the organization's data ecosystem, with an emphasis on Microsoft Fabric.

This role defines and operationalizes how data is secured, cataloged, classified, and governed across domains to ensure trust, compliance, and discoverability. The Senior Engineer partners closely with data owners, architects, and security teams to design scalable frameworks, automate governance controls, and establish best practices that enable the responsible use of data throughout the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

Governance Architecture & Framework Design

• Design and maintain the data governance architecture within Microsoft Fabric and connected platforms, ensuring consistency in access management, metadata, and data lifecycle controls.
• Translate governance policies into technical configurations and automation workflows, enabling seamless enforcement of standards.
• Define and evolve data ownership and stewardship models, including roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths.
• Develop governance patterns and reusable templates that can be applied across Fabric workspaces, domains, and pipelines.

Security & Compliance Enablement

• Architect and implement role-based access control (RBAC), object-level security, and data masking frameworks within Fabric environments.
• Ensure that data usage complies with organizational security standards, privacy laws, and regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, or HIPAA.
• Partner with Information Security to align Fabric's governance model with enterprise identity management, encryption, and auditing practices.
• Lead periodic data access audits, and implement automated controls for least-privilege access and data protection.

Metadata, Lineage & Data Quality

• Oversee enterprise-level metadata management and lineage tracking to ensure visibility into data sources, transformations, and usage across Fabric and integrated systems.
• Define and maintain data quality standards and validation frameworks tied to governance policies.
• Promote the adoption of certified datasets, establishing trust and consistency for analytics and reporting consumers.
• Work with data stewards and domain owners to maintain accurate metadata, classifications, and ownership assignments.

Automation & Platform Integration

• Build and maintain automation scripts, APIs, or CI/CD pipelines to deploy and manage governance configurations at scale.
• Integrate Microsoft Fabric with enterprise data governance, quality, and cataloging platforms to support a unified view of governed data assets.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to monitor governance KPIs, including access compliance, lineage completeness, and policy coverage.
• Evaluate new Fabric governance capabilities and drive adoption of platform improvements to advance data governance maturity.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert and trusted advisor for data governance implementation across all data domains.
• Mentor junior engineers and analysts in governance best practices and Fabric configuration principles.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, data engineers, and analytics teams to ensure governance is embedded throughout the data lifecycle.
• Contribute to the data governance operating model, influencing process design, policy enforcement, and platform roadmap decisions.

Basic Qualifications:

Technical Expertise

• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Data Warehouse, Lakehouse, Pipelines, and Workspaces.
• Proficient in designing and implementing RBAC, security models, and compliance controls across data platforms.
• Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, and data classification concepts.
• Experience with automation scripting (PowerShell, Python, or SQL) for deploying governance and security configurations.
• Familiarity with modern data architectures (lakehouse, data mesh, semantic layer) and their governance implications.
• Working knowledge of data quality frameworks, cataloging tools, and policy enforcement mechanisms.

Governance & Management Knowledge

• Practical understanding of the DAMA-DMBOK framework or similar enterprise governance methodologies.
• Experience operationalizing governance policies across distributed data environments.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance requirements impacting data security, retention, and privacy.
• Proven ability to translate governance policies into technical and operational controls.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, governance, or data platform administration.
• Demonstrated success leading or influencing enterprise data governance initiatives.
• Experience in regulated industries (construction, healthcare, finance, or manufacturing) preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong technical depth and attention to operational detail.
• Excellent communicator, able to bridge business governance goals and engineering execution.
• Highly collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Skilled at balancing control, scalability, and usability in governance design.
• Continuous learner passionate about advancing Microsoft Fabric's governance capabilities and the broader data management discipline.

Benefits

At Performance Contracting, our employees are our greatest asset. We put our people first and are proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of our employees at every stage of life.

In our commitment to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive personally and professionally, we offer:

• Competitive pay
• Incentive bonus plan
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance plans with flexible spending account option
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Flexible paid time off policy and paid holidays

PCG provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

PCG is a background screening, drug-free workplace. In accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.), Title 50, Chapter 9, PCG's Drug-Free Workplace Program includes drug and alcohol testing as part of the hiring process and throughout employment, as applicable.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

NOTICE TO STAFFING FIRMS, AGENCIES AND EMPLOYMENT VENDORS:

Performance Contracting Group and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters without a signed Fee Agreement in place AND a candidate has been submitted into our applicant tracking system (Dayforce). Vendor solicitation should be directed to the Corporate Recruitment Department directly; as such, firms that circumvent the required compliant process will be barred from submitting candidates. In the absence of a signed fee agreement AND proper resume submission, PCG does not recognize any claim on a candidate by a third party, will consider unsolicited resumes the property of the company and reserves the right to engage and hire those candidates without any financial responsibility to the third-party vendor.

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