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Lead data governance engineer

Edinburgh
Permanent
Canonical
Engineer
Posted: 30 December
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Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems for global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with over 1200 colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution. Canonical is founder-led, profitable and growing.


Location

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.


Responsibilities

* Define, monitor, and execute data governance policies
* Design, implement, and maintain tooling for automated data mesh operations
* Deploy and operate services developed by the team
* Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
* Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices


Qualifications

* Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
* Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or compelling narrative about an alternative path
* Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
* Experience with data quality, governance, and security processes and tools
* Experience with software development in Python and SQL
* Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
* Result-oriented, with personal drive to meet commitments
* Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long


Nice-to-have Skills

* Performance engineering and security experience
* Experience with Airbyte, Ranger, Superset, Temporal, or Trino


Benefits

* Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
* Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
* Annual compensation review
* Recognition rewards
* Annual holiday leave
* Maternity and paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Program
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events


About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.


Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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