Senior Technical Architect

Data Governance Architect (Microsoft Purview)

Roles & Responsibilities

Description: Design and implement enterprise data governance frameworks and operating models using Microsoft Purview, ensuring compliance, metadata management, and data quality across the organization.

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement enterprise-wide data governance strategies

Define policies, standards, and procedures for data quality, metadata, lineage, and classification

Integrate Microsoft Purview with enterprise data sources

Architect and configure Purview for metadata scanning, lineage capture, and data classification

Define accountability, roles, and responsibilities for data stewards, custodians, and owners

Design and automate workflows for data catalogue curation and access requests

Establish rule libraries in Purview for profiling, monitoring, and remediation

Configure Purview to enforce data quality rules

Design automated workflows for profiling datasets, detecting anomalies, and triggering alerts

Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements

Implement information protection and risk-free policy testing using Purview DLP features

Partner with IT, business units, and compliance teams to embed governance practices

Provide training and guidance on Purview usage and governance processes

Qualifications:

12+ years of experience in data management, governance, or architecture

Deep expertise in DAMA-DMBOK framework and enterprise governance operating models

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview

Strong knowledge of Azure ecosystem

Proven ability to design federated governance models

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Required Skills

Total Experience

Minimum: 12-15 years

Maximum: Not specified

Data Governance - Primary - 5 years

Microsoft Purview - Primary - 1 year

Metadata Management - Primary - 2 years

Data Quality - Primary - 5 years

Azure - Primary - 1 years

Compliance - Secondary - 2 years

Workflow Automation - Secondary - 2 years