Senior Data Governance Consultant

NorthBay Solutions LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior Data Governance Consultant to lead governance across enterprise data environments on Azure. You will design frameworks, implement Purview, and collaborate with engineering and business teams to embed governance by design.

The role requires hands-on Purview, metadata management, data quality, and lineage expertise, plus strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years in Data Governance, Data Management, or Data Architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview and Azure data platforms.
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, metadata management, data quality.
• Ability to define data ownership, stewardship, and RACI models.
• Knowledge of data security, privacy and compliance.
• Experience with enterprise-scale data environments is preferred.
• DAMA/CDMP, Microsoft Azure, or related certifications are an advantage.

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.
• Prepare governance documentation, dashboards, reports, and executive-level recommendations.

Skills

Data Governance

Azure Data Platform

Microsoft Purview

Data Quality

Data Lineage

Data Stewardship

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Management / Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Power BI

Azure Data Lake Gen2

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Senior Data Governance Consultant – Azure

Experience: 7–9 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Data Governance Consultant with 7–9 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

• 7–9 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Metadata Management, or Data Architecture.
• Strong 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

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, or a related field.