Platform Specialist – Data Trust & Governance

Job Description: Platform Specialist – Data Trust & Governance

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Platform Specialist to lead governance, risk, audit, compliance, and operational controls across the TDS Data Trust Platform portfolio. The role covers Data Masters, Data Quality, Market Data, Databricks, Kafka, and cloud platforms.

This is an execution-focused technical governance role, not a project management position. The ideal candidate will independently manage audit requirements, prepare control documentation, drive remediation, and improve platform governance while collaborating with engineering teams, architects, and platform SMEs.

Key Responsibilities

• Own platform governance, audit, risk, compliance, and operational controls across the Data Trust Platform portfolio.
• Maintain knowledge of platform architecture, technology assets, dependencies, and operational processes.
• Prepare audit evidence, control documentation, attestations, inventories, remediation plans, and regulatory responses.
• Analyze audit findings, identify corrective actions, and drive issues through closure.
• Manage vulnerability assessments, access reviews, software currency, control testing, and operational compliance.
• Develop executive dashboards, metrics, and reports on platform health, risks, audit findings, and compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to strengthen controls, improve operational maturity, and automate governance processes.
• Support platform modernization initiatives involving Kubernetes, cloud transformation, Databricks, Kafka, and automation.
• Identify manual processes and implement scalable governance and reporting solutions.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in technology governance, risk management, audit, and regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of cloud platforms, Kubernetes, Databricks, Kafka, and platform engineering concepts.
• Experience with IT controls, audit evidence, remediation tracking, access reviews, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting.
• Ability to understand technical architecture and translate control requirements into actionable solutions.
• Strong analytical, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive deliverables to completion.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.