Solution Architect - Microsoft Purview (Data Catalog & Governance)

Solution Architect – Microsoft Purview (Data Catalog & Governance)

Location: (Complete Remote) – Newark, NJ - EST

Duration: Long Term Contract

Overview

An experienced Solution Architect to lead the enterprise rollout of Microsoft Purview across a complex global, multi‑cloud environment. The consultant will define architecture, implement domain‑based governance, and drive adoption of Purview capabilities including cataloging, lineage, classification, access governance, and compliance controls.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Implementation

Define target‑state architecture for Microsoft Purview across Azure, AWS, M365, on‑prem, and third‑party platforms.

Develop and drive the implementation roadmap across U.S. Businesses, PGIM, Corporate Technology, and international units.

Establish Purview reference architecture, integration patterns, and guardrails.

Domain‑Based Governance

Design collections, hierarchies, and RBAC aligned to domain structures and legal entity boundaries.

Enable domain‑owned stewardship while enforcing enterprise taxonomies and governance standards.

Platform Configuration

Configure Data Map, Catalog, Scans, Classifications, Sensitivity Labels, and Lineage.

Optimize scan strategy (frequency, cost, performance) and extend classifiers and metadata models.

Security & Compliance

Integrate Purview with M365 Information Protection, Entra ID, and security baselines.

Support PII/PCI/PHI detection, access governance, and regulatory compliance (SOX, GLBA, NYDFS, GDPR).

Engineering & Integration

Integrate with Synapse, Fabric, Databricks (including Unity Catalog), Snowflake, SQL Server, AWS sources, and SAP/Oracle.

Implement IaC (Bicep/Terraform), CI/CD for Purview artifacts, and automation via APIs.

Adoption & Stakeholder Management

Deliver training, onboarding playbooks, and steward enablement.

Lead workshops for new data domains and products.

Provide executive‑level reporting on progress, risks, and KPIs.

Required Qualifications

·       10+ years in data architecture/governance; 3+ years hands‑on Purview experience at enterprise scale.

·       Strong expertise in metadata management, lineage, classification, scan optimization, glossary management, and domain‑based operating models.

·       Solid Azure ecosystem knowledge (Storage, Key Vault, Synapse, Fabric, Databricks), M365 Information Protection, and Entra ID.

·       Experience with IaC (Bicep/Terraform), APIs/Atlas, and scripting (PowerShell/Python).

·       Financial services or regulated industry exposure.

·       Excellent communication, stakeholder leadership, and cross‑domain facilitation skills.