New York Life Insurance Company · 5 hours ago
Senior Associate - Data Governance Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $172K/yr
5+ years expNew York Life Insurance Company is evolving into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization. The Data Governance Engineer plays a key role in advancing the company’s data governance initiatives, focusing on operational design and execution of metadata cataloging, governance workflows, and technical integrations.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Curate and maintain glossaries, taxonomies, and metadata for business and technical assets
Design and implement governance workflows (e.g., stewardship approvals, certifications, data access protocols)
Support PII/PHI classification, data quality checks, metadata enrichment and lineage validation
Collaborate with data product managers, SMEs, and engineers to capture business context, align it with technical architectures and strengthen metadata documentation
Configure, test, and maintain Atlan platform functionality, including building custom connectors and platform operations
Validate and maintain lineage for key data assets across dbt, Databricks, and BI tools
Perform metadata tagging, glossary association, and stewardship workflow setup in Atlan
Drive adoption of governance tools through road-shows, training sessions, user enablement, and data owner/steward playbooks
Participate in Agile ceremonies by contributing to backlog building and sprint events in Jira
Qualification
Required
5–7+ years of professional experience, including 2–3+ years in a data governance function
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data cataloging/lineage concepts
Proven ability to translate business needs into governance policies, standards, and workflows
Excellent communication and collaboration skills and experience working across business and technical teams
Familiarity with SQL and data modeling concepts
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills
Hands-on experience with Atlan or similar metadata management tools. Familiarity with data quality and observability tools (e.g., Anomalo)
Experience applying governance frameworks, glossary management, and stewardship processes
Working in Agile environments using Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint
Understanding of security and authentication patterns (AWS Secrets manager)
Backend Development (Postgres DB, Data Modelling, Query optimization and indexing, Connection pooling, Strong SQL skills with the ability to analyze and validate data lineage etc.,)
Deployment (SDLC patterns, CI CD)
Testing (Unit testing, Integration testing, test automation , test suites etc.)
Preferred
Working knowledge of Python for data analysis and automation
Exposure to AI-enabled governance accelerators, metadata enrichment, cataloging
Experience supporting data modernization or cloud migration initiatives in enterprise settings
Experience supporting data modernization or cloud migration initiatives in large enterprises
Benefits
Leave programs
Adoption assistance
Student loan repayment programs
Company
New York Life Insurance Company
For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.
10001+ employees
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Craig DeSanto
CEO
Don Vu
Senior Vice President, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
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