Lead Data and Governance Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and oversee enterprise data governance strategy for Disney's modern federated data platform, embedding governance into semantic models, knowledge graphs, and vector databases.
Role type
Senior Data Governance Lead (Data Unification)
Builds
Enterprise data governance frameworks, semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and unified data access layers
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Data Governance & Semantic Technologies
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Enterprise data governance frameworks, semantic technologies, ontologies, knowledge graphs, federated data architectures, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks), vector databases, GraphQL, data privacy/security (RBAC/ABAC), data quality, metadata management, lineage
Preferred skills
Generative AI governance, LLMs, RAG architectures, data marketplaces, federated query engines (Trino/Presto, Apache Iceberg), Python, SQL, SPARQL
Technologies
Snowflake, Databricks, GraphQL, Trino, Presto, Apache Iceberg, Vector Databases
Responsibilities
Lead development of data governance policies and standards for semantic technologies and federated architectures; Partner with Ontology/Semantic Librarian to embed governance controls in knowledge graphs; Collaborate with Data Engineering to implement governance in federated querying and RAG pipelines; Define enterprise data stewardship processes and ownership workflows; Establish governance frameworks for data security, privacy, and compliance; Design data quality, metadata, and lineage strategies; Contribute to internal Data Marketplace governance requirements; Drive data governance training and adoption across teams; Monitor and report on governance metrics and compliance posture.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
