Consultant

Cognizant; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant seeks a Data Governance Techno-Functional Consultant to design and implement governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with business objectives. The role spans technical tooling and functional processes for effective data stewardship.

Lead efforts in metadata management, data dictionary development, and cataloging tool deployment, collaborating with IT and business teams to ensure governance compliance and value realization.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of data governance artefacts (data dictionaries, business glossary, data classification & tagging, data domain, data policies).
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications for governance solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks across domains.
• Provide SME guidance on governance tools and metadata management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure adoption by business users.

Skills

Data governance

Business analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Informatica EDC/Axon

Alation

Collibra

Job description

Role Name: Data Governance Techno-Functional Consultant

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Techno-functional Consultant in Data Governance to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of both the technical and functional aspects of data governance and will be responsible for ensuring that data governance initiatives align with business objectives. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and functional skills to implement and maintain data governance frameworks, policies, and procedures effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Governance Implementation:
  • Design, implement, and maintain data governance frameworks. Have in-depth understanding of data governance artefacts - including data dictionaries, business glossary, data classification & tagging, data domain, data policies, standards and procedures.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Provide technical subject matter expertise in implementing data governance tools and platforms and onboard different type of metadata (technical, business, and operational)
  • Assist in the configuration, customization, and deployment of data governance tool.
  • Experience in implementing at least one data cataloging tool for enterprise (technical metadata, business glossary, tagging, lineage etc.)
• Functional Analysis:
  • Conduct detailed business requirements analysis to identify data governance needs and objectives.
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications for data governance solutions.
  • Work with business users to ensure data governance processes are well-understood and adhered to.

Preferred Experience

5 to 8 years in implementing any of the data cataloging tool (e.g. Informatica EDC/Axon, Alation, Collibra)