Senior Enterprise Data Governance Architect
Primary stack
Analytics
Nice to have's
AWSDatabricks
Job description
About the Position
We are looking for a Senior Enterprise Data Governance Architect to shape scalable governance, cataloging, lineage, and security practices for a unified digital data ecosystem across multiple markets. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define operating models and enable reliable analytics.
Responsibilities
- Define enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, and operating models for multi-market organizations
- Architect metadata management, data cataloging, and automated data lineage capabilities
- Establish data quality metrics, monitoring rules, and stewardship workflows to improve trust in analytics
- Align governance controls with privacy requirements and role-based access controls in partnership with security and legal stakeholders
- Lead discovery workshops to assess data maturity, identify gaps, and confirm governance priorities
- Create target-state governance roadmaps that enable scalable cross-border data sharing
- Guide engineering and analytics teams on governance-by-design practices across data products and pipelines
- Advise stakeholders on standards for metadata, ownership, and data lifecycle management
Requirements
- 9+ years of experience in enterprise data governance, including multi-domain operating models
- 5+ years of leadership experience driving consensus across cross-functional, multicultural teams
- Strong project experience delivering governance roadmaps and target-state architectures across multiple markets
- Deep knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK concepts, stewardship models, and metadata management
- Hands-on expertise with data lineage, data cataloging, and data quality frameworks
- Strong consulting skills for executive stakeholder management and workshop facilitation
- Advanced proficiency in English (C1+)
- Solid understanding of privacy compliance and access control patterns, including GDPR and RBAC
Nice to Have
- Amazon Web Services experience with cloud data platforms
- AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Solutions Architect
- Databricks Unity Catalog experience for governance, cataloging, and lineage
We Offer
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling, and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek, and LinkedIn
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