Senior Technical Data Governance Specialist (Snowflake)

Location: Remote, Canada. Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Remote work from abroad is available for up to 3 months per year where legally permitted.

Salary: $130,000–$160,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a North American data consultancy that designs and delivers cloud-native data platforms for analytics, AI, and machine learning.

What you will do

• Drive the adoption of data governance policies, standards, and processes.
• Define data quality rules, monitor metrics, and support issue resolution.
• Create and maintain metadata repositories, data lineage documentation, and stewardship models.
• Support data access controls, privacy policies, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize data governance and cataloging tools.
• Collaborate with data owners, stewards, engineers, and business users while producing governance reports, documentation, and training materials.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of data governance principles and their practical application in cross-functional environments.
• Hands-on experience with data cataloging, metadata management, data quality tools, and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift.
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills for data exploration, profiling, validation, and root-cause analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and the capacity to build practical, scalable solutions.
• Excellent communication, documentation, collaboration, and consultative skills.
• Legal eligibility to work in Canada and successful completion of criminal and credit background checks are required.

Nice to have

• Data governance or data management certifications, such as CIMP, CDS, or CDMP.
• Administrator-level training or certification for tools such as data.world, Secoda, Atlan, or Ataccama.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• French fluency.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote organization with flexible scheduling and the ability to work abroad for up to 3 months per year where legally permitted.
• Four weeks of annual vacation plus paid personal and sick days.
• Monthly bring-your-own-device allowance for a computer and phone.
• Professional development through lunch-and-learns, industry events, and supported certifications.
• Time for non-client innovation projects, co-working days, and social events.
• Culture centered on trust, excellence, integrity, humility, accountability, responsibility, kindness, and fun.