Sr. Data Governance Engineer

Senior Governance Engineer Company: Alphanumeric (20-year client partnership in pharma/life sciences) Type: Contract (Immediate Need) - W2 only (no C2C/3rd parties), no sponsorship Pay: $112-$123/hour Location: Remote (US) - Eligible states: CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, NV, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV About the Role We're seeking a Senior Governance Engineer with 8+ years' experience to design, build, and operationalize governance-by-design solutions across secure, scalable data and application platforms in a regulated environment. You'll translate loosely defined business and security requirements into well-specified, measurable products in close partnership with platform, data, and security teams. What You'll Do • Design & Build: Deliver scalable governance solutions using existing tech, open-source tools, and new integrations-emphasis on governance insights, data collection, and reporting. • Governance by Design: Implement user-friendly controls using computational/automatable engines integrated with data platforms, pipelines, metadata, and authorization systems. • Compliance Integration: Gather and codify requirements from security/regulatory partners to ensure policy and regulatory compliance in product design. • Cross-Functional Delivery: Translate business needs into technically sound, efficient governance products; contribute across the SDLC with CI/CD and infra automation. • Reliability & Ops: Establish metrics/observability; troubleshoot governance issues and provide technical support. • Continuous Improvement: Stay current on security, governance, and data governance best practices and drive platform improvements. • Mentorship: Guide junior engineers and foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture. What You'll Bring Must-Have • Proficiency in at least one language (Python, Scala, or Java) and its toolchains (docs, testing, ops/observability). • Strong experience in computational data governance, data security, compliance (regulated industries). • Hands-on with authN/authZ as code; integration with enterprise RBAC tools. • Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code. • CI/CD implementations with Git and a common stack (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, Azure DevOps). • Fluency with modern engineering workflows (Git/GitHub, metrics/monitoring, DevOps). Nice-to-Have • Dashboarding on BigQuery or Postgres via Grafana or Looker. • Building reusable components on CNCF/Kubernetes (or similar). • Experience in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence. Work Authorization • W2 only; we are not able to provide visa sponsorship. • Applications from agencies/3rd parties will not be considered. How to Apply Send your resume and a brief note highlighting a governance solution you've shipped (problem, approach, metrics/impact).