Technical Lead - Databricks Data Governance and Metadata Management

Technical Lead-Data Bricks

Area(s) of responsibility

Required Skillset:

• Hands-on experience with Databricks Unity Catalog
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical configurations
• Knowledge on MS Purview

 

Key Responsibilities (Must-Have):

 

• Architect and implement Unity Catalog for centralized metadata, lineage, and access control.
• Define and enforce RBAC, data masking, and compliance policies.
• Implement and manage Databricks Unity Catalog to ensure centralized governance, RBAC, and data lineage. 
• Development of metadata-driven governance practices, boosting compliance and operational efficiency
• Mentor engineers; oversee code reviews, design docs, and best practices
• Integrate Unity Catalog with enterprise tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview, BI platforms).

 

Reference Data Enablement

• Ingest, standardize, and govern regional and global reference data sets
• Implement business-defined mappings (e.g., industry classification, management hierarchies) to support consistent reporting

Data Quality Enablement

• Configure and manage data rules for profiling, issue tracking, enrichment, cleansing, freshness checks, anomaly detection, and scanner coverage

Collaboration & Governance

• Partner with regional Heads of Data Governance to align implementations with global frameworks
• Support governance adoption and consistent rule application across business units

Expanded Responsibilities (Nice-to-Have):

Lineage & Impact Analysis

• Enable visualization of data quality lineage and perform impact analysis across domains

Change Management & Enablement

• Assist in creating training curriculum on data quality, data governance, data literacy and documentation for data stewards and business users
• Promote data quality literacy and best practices across regions

 

Experience Level

Senior Level