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Microsoft Purview Data Governance Engineer

Remote • Posted 10 hours ago • Updated 10 hours ago

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Purview
Data Governance

Summary

ob Role: Senior Data Governance Engineer (Microsoft Purview)

Location: Canada- USA Remote

Year of Experience: 10-15 Years

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Data Governance Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Purview to design and deliver enterprise data governance solutions. The role focuses on metadata management, data lineage, classification, and regulatory compliance across cloud and hybrid data platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead Microsoft Purview implementations including Data Map, scanning, classifications, glossary, lineage, and governance policies
Onboard and govern data sources across Azure and hybrid / multi-cloud environments
Define and implement data governance frameworks, including data ownership, stewardship, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
Implement data classification, sensitivity labels, and compliance controls (GDPR, CCPA, SOX, etc.)
Establish end-to-end data lineage to support analytics, reporting, and audit requirements
Collaborate with data engineering, security, compliance, and business teams to embed governance into data pipelines
Support metadata standards, stewardship workflows, and data catalog adoption
Automate governance processes and track governance KPIs and metrics

Required Qualifications:

Overall 10-15 years of experience in Data & Analytics
5+ years of experience in Data Governance / Data Management
2+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview implementations
Strong understanding of:

Metadata management
Data lineage
Data classification
Data stewardship

Experience with Azure data platforms such as:

Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
Azure Synapse
Azure Databricks
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Power BI

Ability to translate regulatory and business requirements into technical governance solutions
Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have:

Experience with other governance tools such as:

Alation
Collibra
Informatica EDC / Axon
Atlan

Exposure to Master Data Management (MDM) tools (Reltio, Informatica MDM)
Experience with automation using Python or APIs
Background in regulated industries (Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance)

Experience:

5 10 years of relevant experience in Data Governance / Data Management

Requirements

Required Skills :

5-8 years of Data Governance policy implementation experience using tools such as MS Purview (Mandatory), Collibra (optional), Informatica AXON / DG, Attacama
5-8 years of experience in datawarehouse, datamart, Cloud data services such as ADF, Databricks, Unity Catalog, Cloud data storages (Azure SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Synapse etc., ) , BI tools like PowerBI, Tableau
5-8 years of coding / programming experience using Python, Pyspark

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Dice Id: 91123579
Position Id: 8937588
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