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Senior Data Governance Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, curate, and operationalize metadata for Aon’s Data Marketplace by administering and enhancing the data catalog (e.g., Alation). Configure metadata ingestion, lineage, and governance workflows; automate metadata updates and integrations using SQL, APIs, and Python. Partner with data producers, stewards, and engineering teams to improve discoverability and certification, support RBAC/ABAC governance, and maintain clear documentation for metadata and taxonomy standards.

Location: Bengaluru

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Work with data producers, stewards, and engineers to manage metadata and taxonomy structures.
•Administer and enhance the data catalog (e.g., Alation), including source onboarding, connector setup, and extraction scheduling.
•Curate metadata, query logs, and lineage; automate metadata updates and integrations using SQL, Python, and catalog APIs.
•Support data governance, stewardship models, and role-based access controls (RBAC/ABAC, permissions, classifications).
•Maintain up-to-date documentation for metadata and taxonomy structures, standards, and catalog usage.

Key Requirements

•5-7 years of experience in metadata management and data catalog administration (including data governance/data quality).
•Strong SQL skills with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks Unity Catalog).
•Experience with data catalog tools such as Alation, Unity Catalog, or Collibra.
•Working knowledge of business glossaries, data lineage, and data quality practices.
•Ability to use catalog APIs and basic Python to automate metadata updates and bulk changes.

Experience:5-7 years

Skills:CollaborationCommunicationDocumentation

Certifications:CDMP Associate or Practitioner levelDAMA International CDMP CertificationAlation Certified AnalystAlation University DAMA Fundamentals certificationDAMA International Certification

Languages:English

Tech Stack:SQLPythonAPIsAlationUnity CatalogCollibraSnowflakeDatabricksBICI/CDRBACABAC

Company Brief

Aon

Global professional services firm providing risk, retirement, human resources, and insurance brokerage solutions to clients worldwide, including consulting, reinsurance, and data-driven risk management services.

Industry: Insurance

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1982

Glassdoor: 3.9

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