We are looking for a Senior Data Governance Consultant with 79 years of experience in Data Governance Data Management and Azure data platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Purview and experience establishing governance frameworks metadata management data quality data classification lineage and data stewardship across enterprise data environments.
Key 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.
Required Skills
- 79 years of experience in Data Governance Data Management Data Quality Metadata Management or Data Architecture.
- Solid 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 Power BI/Fabric.
- Knowledge of data security privacy access governance and compliance.
- Strong stakeholder management consulting communication and documentation skills.
- Experience working with enterprise-scale data environments is preferred.
- DAMA/CDMP Microsoft Azure or related certifications are an advantage.
Education
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Data Management Engineering or a related field.