Senior Data Governance Consultant, Databricks Enablement

49 Solutions is proactively building a team of experienced, security-cleared professionals in preparation for anticipated Databricks initiatives within the Government of Canada. We are connecting with qualified candidates in advance so that we have a strong team ready to respond as relevant opportunities arise.

Please note that these opportunities are currently prospective and are not associated with a guaranteed placement or awarded contract. Candidates who join our network will be considered for relevant opportunities as they become available.

49 Solutions is seeking senior professionals with enterprise data-governance and information-management experience who can apply that expertise within Databricks environments. Previous Databricks experience is an asset but is not mandatory.

This is not a junior opportunity. Candidates must bring senior-level expertise in the underlying technical discipline. Databricks-specific skills may be developed through training and enablement.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data-governance standards and operating models
• Develop cataloguing, tagging, metadata-management and classification standards
• Define data ownership, stewardship, lineage and traceability requirements
• Establish access-control and secure data-sharing governance
• Translate governance policies into implementable platform controls
• Support integration between Unity Catalog, Microsoft Purview and enterprise governance technologies
• Collaborate with security, privacy, information management, architecture and data teams
• Support governance of sensitive and protected information, audit and compliance requirements
• Develop governance standards, procedures and implementation documentation
  
  

Complete Databricks Unity Catalog and Delta Sharing enablement and provide client knowledge transfer.

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience working in the IT industry or performing IT-related roles
• A valid and active Government of Canada Reliability, Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• Significant data governance, information management, data architecture or data-management experience
• Experience developing enterprise standards, governance frameworks or operating models
• Experience with classification, metadata, cataloguing, lineage, ownership or stewardship
• Experience with enterprise data platforms and technical, security, privacy and IM stakeholders
• Strong facilitation, documentation and communication skills
• Willingness to complete Databricks training and certification as required
  
  

Technical Skills

• Enterprise data governance
• Data classification
• Data cataloguing
• Metadata management
• Data lineage
• Data stewardship
• Access governance
• Information management
• Data-sharing governance
• Enterprise data platforms
  
  

Databricks Experience

Previous Databricks experience is considered an asset but is not required. 49 Solutions is seeking senior, federally cleared professionals whose transferable technical expertise provides a strong foundation for Databricks enablement.

Assets

• Unity Catalog
• Microsoft Purview
• Databricks
• Delta Sharing
• Government of Canada information-management experience
• Protected B environments
• RBAC or ABAC
• Governance of analytics, AI or ML data
• Privacy Impact Assessments
• Bilingualism in English and French
  
  

Certifications

Databricks certification is not required at the time of application. Candidates must be willing to complete relevant Databricks training or certification if required for a specific opportunity.

Additional Asset Certifications

• Databricks Data & AI Governance with Unity Catalog training
• CDMP or comparable certification
• Microsoft Purview or data-governance training
• TOGAF or comparable architecture certification
• Relevant privacy, IM or cloud-governance certification
  
  

Security Requirement

Candidates must hold a valid and active Government of Canada Reliability, Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Engagements may be remote, hybrid, or performed at a Government of Canada location. Candidates located in Toronto or Montreal are also encouraged to apply, provided they are willing and able to travel to Ottawa for onsite meetings approximately once per month, as required.

Work arrangements will depend on the client, project and security requirements.

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