Governance Engineer guide
As a Governance Engineer, you define how policy should respond and test whether rules produce that behavior. Exceptions and evidence gaps help you identify where a rule or integration needs attention.
Define the policy intent
Before changing a rule, record:
- the behavior or evidence condition being evaluated;
- the applications and environments in scope;
- the expected outcome;
- the evidence fields required;
- the owner and review frequency; and
- the response to a match, gap, or evaluation error.
Test a rule
Test examples that should be allowed or denied, including values at the rule’s limits. Add missing-field and malformed-input cases, then confirm the result and evidence for each one.
Use the rule test tools to check performance in the intended environment. A timing result from another environment may not apply.
Review exceptions
Open the policy exception and confirm its source, application, affected records, and current owner. Inspect the linked evidence before recording a decision.
Separate policy matches from evidence gaps. A missing field may require an integration change rather than a policy exception.
Track remediation
Agree on the evidence needed to close the work, along with its owner and target date. Record the action and status. After the change, recheck the affected records against those closure criteria.