Data Governance Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Hyderabad seeks an experienced data governance professional to lead governance across classification, quality, catalogue, glossary, lineage, retention, access, archiving and disposal. You will define approved data sources, grounding policies and evidence requirements for analytics and AI workloads, and apply governance patterns using Dataplex and Data Catalog.

The role requires hands-on experience with RBAC/ABAC, BigQuery, and controls for sensitive data, plus

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of experience in data governance, privacy, risk, compliance or information management.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating governance controls.
• Experience with Dataplex, Data Catalog or comparable platforms.
• Knowledge of data lineage, Cloud DLP, RBAC/ABAC, least privilege, retention and audit controls.
• Understanding of governance for Vertex AI, Gemini, BigQuery ML and agent-based solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and operate governance controls for data classification, quality, catalogue, glossary, lineage, retention, access, archiving and disposal.
• Establish approved data sources, grounding policies, access controls and evidence requirements for analytics and AI workloads.
• Apply governance patterns using Dataplex, Data Catalog and comparable governance platforms.
• Support controls for sensitive and regulated data using Google Cloud Sensitive Data Protection and Dataplex policy controls.
• Operate governance KPIs, control testing, risk and exception registers, remediation tracking and escalation.
• Work with architecture, security, privacy and delivery teams to ensure explainability, traceability and auditability.

Skills

Data governance

Privacy

Risk management

Compliance

Information management

Governance controls

Tools

Dataplex

Data Catalog

RBAC/ABAC

BigQuery

Job description

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Define and operate governance controls for data classification, quality, catalogue, glossary, lineage, retention, access, archiving and disposal.
• Establish approved data sources, grounding policies, access controls and evidence requirements for analytics and AI workloads.
• Apply governance patterns using Dataplex, Data Catalog and comparable governance platforms.
• Support controls for sensitive and regulated data using Google Cloud Sensitive Data Protection, Dataplex policy controls and recognised compliance frameworks.
• Operate governance KPIs, control testing, risk and exception registers, remediation tracking and escalation.
• Work with architecture, security, privacy and delivery teams to ensure explainability, traceability and auditability.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–12 years of experience in data governance, privacy, risk, compliance or information management.
• Practical experience designing and operating governance controls.
• Hands-on experience with Dataplex, Data Catalog or comparable governance platforms.
• Knowledge of data lineage, Cloud DLP, BigQuery, RBAC/ABAC, least privilege, retention and audit controls.
• Understanding of governance for Vertex AI, Gemini, BigQuery ML and agent-based solutions.