The Data Governance DataHub Engineer is responsible for deploying, managing, and extending the enterprise metadata management and data governance platform built on LinkedIn's open-source DataHub This role ensures the discoverability, lineage, ownership, and compliance of all data assets across the lakehouse ecosystem.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
▸ Architect, deploy, and operate the DataHub metadata platform in cloud and on-premises environments
▸ IntegrateDataHub with lakehouse sources including Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow, and BI tools
▸ Configure and maintain automated metadata ingestion pipelines (DataHub Managed Ingestion)
▸ Build and maintain data lineage graphs across the full data stack (source to dashboard)
▸ Implement data classification, tagging, and business glossary within DataHub
▸ Enable and enforce data ownership assignment and stewardship workflows
▸ Collaborate with data governance team to translate policies into platform controls
▸ Develop custom DataHub plugins and APIs to extend platform capabilities
▸ MonitorDataHub platform health, storage, and ingestion job performance
▸ Train data stewards, owners, and consumers on DataHub usage and governance standards
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
▸ 5+ years in data engineering or platform engineering roles
▸ 2+ years of hands-on experience with DataHub deployment and configuration
▸ Strongproficiency in Python for writing custom DataHub recipes and plugins
▸ Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm chart management
▸ Familiarity with metadata standards: OpenLineage, OpenAPI, Apache Atlas metadata models
▸ Understanding of data governance concepts: data lineage, classification, stewardship, and RBAC
▸ Experience integrating with REST APIs and event-driven architectures (Kafka)
▸ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
▸ Experience with Atlan, Alation, or Collibra as complementary or alternative catalog tools
▸ Familiarity with GDPR/CCPA data inventory and lineage reporting requirements
▸ Knowledge of great expectations or Monte Carlo for data observability
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