Associate Manager – Data Governance Engineer

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Data Engineering at Elanco is growing across ingestion, integration, transformation, consumption, and governance capabilities to deliver data products that will transform how the organization leverages data. The Data Engineering and Platforms organization is seeking an experienced Data Governance Engineer to be a key member of the team supporting our Collibra products and establishing Data governance best practice for Elanco.

To be successful in an engineering role at Elanco requires a highly motivated individual with an innovative mindset and willingness to drive tangible outcomes.

Reporting to the Associate Director - Data Platforms, the Data Governance Engineer will work closely with the Lead data governance engineer and the other data governance engineer to manage all technical aspects of the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform ecosystem, including platform administration, release management, security, system integrations, and optimization of core components (Console, DIC, Edge, Lineage Harvester, and DQ&O). This role requires experience of cloud computing, data management, and platform automation, with specific knowledge of Collibra, Databricks, MS Azure, Terraform, and API integration. As part of a global, cross-functional team of technology and data experts, this role collaborates globally to ensure the platform's successful implementation and adoption.

Responsibilities

Platform Administration

• Administer the Collibra Data Governance platform including Collibra Console, Collibra DIC, Edge, Lineage Harvester and Collibra Data quality & observability.
• Configure and manage Collibra communities/domain, workflows, data lineage, and business glossaries.
• Work with data engineers to facilitate data integration to systems such as Databricks, Azure Synapse, Power BI, & GCP Big query.
• Work with business SMEs and identified project partners to develop requirements (functional/non-functional/operational/data quality) for Data Governance, Metadata, Data Quality.
• Collaborate with data stewards, data owners, and IT teams to ensure data governance policies and standards are effectively implemented.
• Manage licenses and users including role-based access control.
• Develop training materials, use case and asset model documentation, as well as implementation specification.
• Working in terminals with Shell commands to manage the platform and VMs.
• Provide recommendations for leveraging full functionality of Collibra platform (workflow, lineage diagrams, UI, dashboards, views, etc.).
• Manage server configurations, monitor system performance, and troubleshoot issues.

Continuous Learning

• Provide technical support and training to users on the Collibra platform and related tools.
• Stay ahead of Collibra updates, big data technologies, automation tools, and cloud services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

• 1 to 4 years of experience engineering and delivering enterprise scale data solutions, with Collibra Data Governance platform including Collibra Console, Collibra DIC, Edge, Lineage Harvester and Collibra Data quality & observability. Data Governance, Metadata, Data Quality.

• 2 to 4 years of overall work experience with examples in the cloud (especially Databricks, Azure, and GCP) strongly preferred.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Collibra Ranger or Solution Architect certification.
• Experience of administration, configuration, functional & technical architecture of Collibra across Collibra Data intelligence Cloud, Lineage Harvester, Collibra Edge and Collibra Data Quality & Observability.
• Experience with ETL tools and processes, ensuring proper data lineage and data quality.
• Experience with APIs for system integration and process automation.
• Experience with Collibra Data Quality tools for data profiling and data quality rule implementation.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure automation and application techniques and technologies such as Terraform & Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with data tools and cloud platforms such as Power BI, Azure, Databricks, GCP, and Big Query.
• Exceptional problem-solving, proactiveness, and attention to detail.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and the ability to work effectively across teams.

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status