Data Governance Engineer - Remote Position at Kraken

About the Role

Join Kraken as a Data Governance Engineer in a fully remote position. In this role, you will be pivotal in ensuring our data is discoverable, well-documented, auditable, and reliable across the organization. As a Data Governance Engineer, you will support foundational capabilities that allow teams to trust and use data at scale, including metadata management, lineage, data quality, automation, and self-serve analytics.

What You'll Do

• Support metadata and catalog initiatives, including column-level tagging, dataset documentation, and ownership attribution.
• Contribute to data lineage and governance practices, helping improve audit readiness and visibility across pipelines and products.
• Support and maintain Airflow DAGs, including simple pipeline changes, operational fixes, and automation tasks.
• Assist with CI/CD workflows related to data pipelines, deployments, and platform tooling.
• Help improve data pipeline reliability and consistency, partnering with senior engineers on enhancements and fixes.
• Contribute to automation of reports and dashboards, enabling self-serve analytics for internal teams.
• Support adoption of data governance standards across teams, including documentation, processes, and tooling.
• Assist internal stakeholders with ad-hoc data questions, process improvements, and platform-related enhancements.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in data governance, data engineering, analytics engineering, or a closely related technical role.
• Hands-on exposure to data governance concepts, including metadata management, data lineage, and data catalogs.
• Experience supporting or contributing to governance initiatives, such as documentation standards and data quality practices.
• Strong Python fundamentals for automation and governance-related tooling.
• Solid SQL skills for data discovery, validation, and audit support.
• Familiarity with Airflow or workflow orchestration in a support or operational capacity.
• A curious, problem-solving mindset and willingness to grow in a fast-moving data platform environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience with dashboards or BI tools (e.g., Looker, QuickSight, Tableau).

What We Offer

• Fully remote work environment with team members in over 70 countries.
• Opportunity to work with industry pioneers in the crypto space.
• Commitment to professional development and growth in your career.
• Inclusive company culture that celebrates diversity and merit-based hiring.
• Access to premium crypto products and educational resources.