Remote Senior Microsoft Purview Architect | Data Governance

Bridgenext; Canada; Remote; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgenext is seeking a Senior Microsoft Purview SME / Architect to lead the deployment of an enterprise data governance platform for a Canadian financial services client. The role blends hands-on configuration, metadata management, data lineage, and governance domain development in complex enterprise environments.

The candidate will integrate Purview with Snowflake, Redshift, and dbt, implement retention controls, and deliver infrastructure-as-code with robust operational documentation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise data platform, metadata management, or data governance technology solutions.
• 3+ years of hands-on Microsoft Purview experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog, Data Map, classification, glossary, and governance capabilities.
• Experience using Microsoft Purview REST APIs and implementing custom lineage solutions.
• Experience integrating metadata and lineage from Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, and dbt.
• Experience with Azure Private Endpoints, Key Vault, Managed Identity, Entra ID, and hub-and-spoke networking.
• Experience implementing retention labels, adaptive scopes, and Records Management.
• Experience delivering Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and production-ready operational documentation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and secure Microsoft Purview across production and non-production environments
• Configure data source onboarding, scanning, metadata collection, and sensitive data classification
• Implement business glossaries, data products, stewardship models, and governance domains
• Develop custom lineage solutions for platforms where native Microsoft Purview lineage is unavailable or incomplete
• Integrate metadata and lineage from Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, and dbt
• Implement Microsoft 365 retention labels, records management, and information lifecycle controls
• Deliver automation, infrastructure-as-code, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer

Skills

Microsoft Purview

Purview REST APIs

Metadata management

Data governance

Snowflake integration

dbt

Azure networking

Power BI lineage

Tools

Azure Private Endpoints

Key Vault

Managed Identity

Entra ID

Hub-and-spoke networking

Job description

Bridgenext is seeking a Senior Microsoft Purview SME / Architect to lead the deployment of an enterprise data governance platform for a Canadian financial services client. The role blends hands-on configuration, metadata management, data lineage, and governance domain development in complex enterprise environments.

The candidate will integrate Purview with Snowflake, Redshift, and dbt, implement retention controls, and deliver infrastructure-as-code with robust operational documentation.