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We're Hiring | Data Governance Consultant – Microsoft Purview &amp; Azure
📍 Location: India (remote) 🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% remote 💼 Employment Type: Full-Time 🎯 Experience: 7+ Years
We are seeking an experienced&nbsp;Data Governance Consultant to support a UAE government department in strengthening its enterprise data governance capabilities across Microsoft Azure data environments.
This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who can translate data governance requirements into practical solutions using Microsoft Purview, establish enterprise-wide governance standards, and work closely with business and technical teams to improve data quality, transparency, traceability, and control.
🔍 What You'll Be Responsible For
Enterprise Data Governance
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Establish and operationalize data governance frameworks, policies, standards, procedures, and operating models.
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Define data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, governance roles, and RACI matrices across business and technical teams.
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Assess existing governance capabilities, identify gaps, and develop actionable implementation roadmaps.
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Microsoft Purview &amp; Metadata Management
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Configure and manage Microsoft Purview capabilities for data discovery, cataloguing, metadata management, classification, and lineage.
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Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, data domains, and critical data element inventories.
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Improve data discoverability and traceability by establishing consistent metadata standards and governance practices.
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Investigate metadata and lineage gaps and coordinate corrective actions with relevant technical teams.
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Data Quality, Classification &amp; Compliance
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Define data quality rules, KPIs, monitoring mechanisms, issue-management processes, and remediation procedures.
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Support data classification, sensitivity management, privacy requirements, and data access governance.
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Collaborate with security, risk, and compliance stakeholders to align governance practices with organizational policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
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Azure Data Platform Governance
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Work alongside data engineers, architects, and analytics teams to embed governance controls into enterprise data solutions.
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Support governance across relevant Azure technologies, including:
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Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2)
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Azure Data Factory (ADF)
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Azure Synapse Analytics
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Azure Databricks
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Azure SQL
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Power BI and/or Microsoft Fabric
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Support data lineage and impact analysis across connected data sources, pipelines, and analytics environments.
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✅ What We're Looking For:
Professional Experience
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7+ years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, metadata management, data quality, or data architecture.
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Strong, practical experience implementing and administering Microsoft Purview in an enterprise environment.
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Demonstrated experience translating governance requirements into operational processes, standards, and technical configurations.
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Experience establishing data ownership, stewardship, business glossaries, data classification, and data quality controls.
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Practical understanding of data lineage, metadata discovery, and impact analysis.
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Technical Knowledge
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Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure data services and cloud data governance.
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Familiarity with Azure data integration, storage, processing, and analytics platforms.
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Understanding of data security, privacy, access controls, and enterprise compliance requirements.
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Ability to collaborate effectively with data engineering and architecture teams.
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🎓 Education &amp; Certifications
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
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Certifications such as DAMA CDMP, Microsoft Azure, or relevant data governance credentials are an advantage.
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📍 Important Location Requirement: This is a fully remote position for Indian candidates.
📩 Interested? If you have strong hands-on Microsoft Purview expertise and experience implementing enterprise data governance across Azure environments, we'd like to hear from you.