Data Governance & Compliance

Data quality frameworks, lineage tracking, and regulatory compliance. Unity Catalog, access controls, and audit-ready documentation.

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Governance That Enables, Not Blocks

Data governance should make your platform more trustworthy — not slower. We implement governance that’s built into the platform architecture, not bolted on as an afterthought.

What We Deliver

Unity Catalog Implementation — Full setup including metastore creation, catalog hierarchy, schema organization, and fine-grained grants. We’ve deployed Unity Catalog across multi-region Databricks environments with proper cross-account access patterns.

Data Quality Frameworks — Config-driven DQ engines where business users define rules in YAML and the platform enforces them automatically. Failed records go to quarantine tables with full metadata about which rule triggered the failure. We’ve built this pattern for regulated banking environments.

Lineage & Impact Analysis — Column-level lineage tracking that lets you answer “where did this number come from?” and “what breaks if I change this table?” before making changes.

Compliance Patterns — GDPR right-to-erasure implementation, HIPAA access controls, audit logging, and data retention policies. We design these into the platform from day one, not as a remediation project.

How We Work

Governance implementation starts with a data inventory and classification exercise. We map what data exists, where it flows, who accesses it, and what regulations apply. Then we build the technical controls and processes to enforce the policies.

Capabilities

  • Unity Catalog implementation (metastore, catalogs, schemas, grants)
  • Data lineage tracking and impact analysis
  • Config-driven data quality frameworks with business rule management
  • GDPR and HIPAA compliance patterns for data platforms
  • Access control design (row-level, column-level security)
  • Data classification and sensitivity labeling
  • Audit trail and compliance reporting
  • Data retention and lifecycle management

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