Senior Data Governance Consultant
About The Position
We are looking for a Senior Data Governance Consultant with 7–9 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, and Azure data platforms. The role focuses on establishing enterprise governance frameworks and managing metadata, data quality, classification, lineage, and stewardship. The consultant will use Microsoft Purview and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to embed governance into Azure data solutions. Responsibilities also include assessing governance capabilities, developing improvement plans, and preparing documentation, dashboards, reports, and executive-level recommendations.
Requirements
- 7–9 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Metadata Management, or Data Architecture.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview.
- Strong understanding of Azure data platforms and cloud data governance.
- Experience with data cataloguing, metadata management, data lineage, data classification, data quality, and business glossaries.
- Understanding of Azure Data Lake, ADF, Synapse, Databricks, and Power BI/Fabric.
- Knowledge of data security, privacy, access governance, and compliance.
- Strong stakeholder management, consulting, communication, and documentation skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with enterprise-scale data environments.
- DAMA/CDMP, Microsoft Azure, or related certifications.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement Data Governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models.
- Configure and manage Microsoft Purview for data cataloguing, metadata, classification, lineage, and governance.
- Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, data domains, and critical data elements.
- Establish data ownership, stewardship, and governance RACI models.
- Define and implement data quality rules, KPIs, monitoring, and remediation processes.
- Implement and maintain data lineage and impact analysis across enterprise data platforms.
- Support data classification, sensitivity, privacy, security, and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with Azure Data Engineering and Architecture teams to embed governance-by-design into data solutions.
- Work with Azure services including ADLS Gen2, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Azure SQL, Power BI and/or Microsoft Fabric.
- Conduct data governance assessments, identify gaps, and develop governance roadmaps and improvement plans.
- Work closely with business stakeholders, data owners, stewards, architects, engineering, security, and compliance teams.
- Prepare governance documentation, dashboards, reports, and executive-level recommendations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
