Data Governance Senior Consultant

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS in Chennai seeks a seasoned Data Governance Architect to lead our Data Governance COE. You will shape governance frameworks, mentor teams, and guide solution delivery across metadata, catalog, and policy management.

The role requires hands‑on platform experience with Collibra, Purview, IDMC, or Alation, plus strong consulting and stakeholder management skills. Hybrid work arrangements support client and project needs.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing enterprise Data Governance initiatives and frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of governance operating models, metadata, glossary, catalog, and lineage.
• Ability to drive pre‑sales activities, solution architecture, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre‑sales solutioning and governance maturity assessments.
• Design enterprise Data Governance solutions aligned with business goals.
• Provide architecture oversight across governance implementations.
• Mentor architects, consultants, and engineers in the COE.
• Develop accelerators and reusable governance templates.
• Guide data catalog, metadata management, lineage, and policy templates.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Architecture

Solution Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Tools

Collibra

Microsoft Purview

Informatica IDMC

Alation

EDC

Job description

We are currently seeking a Data Governance Senior Consultant to join our team in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (IN-TN), India (IN).

Experience

• Overall Experience: 10+ years in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Architecture, or Enterprise Information Management
• Relevant Experience: 4+ years of hands‑on experience with one or more leading Data Governance platforms such as Collibra, Microsoft Purview, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), Alation, or similar enterprise data governance solutions.
• Location: Flexible / Hybrid (based on business needs)

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Architect to join our Data Practice Data Governance Center of Excellence (COE). This is a strategic consulting and technical leadership role responsible for building and growing our enterprise Data Governance capability while supporting pre‑sales, solution architecture, project delivery, innovation, and competency development.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in implementing enterprise Data Governance platforms and frameworks, along with strong consulting, stakeholder management, and solution architecture skills.

Key Responsibilities

Pre‑Sales Solutioning

• Partner with sales teams and customers to understand business and regulatory requirements.
• Lead discovery workshops and governance maturity assessments.
• Design enterprise Data Governance solutions aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Prepare architecture documents, implementation roadmaps, proposals, and effort estimations.
• Support RFP/RFI responses and customer presentations.
• Define governance operating models, implementation strategies, and adoption roadmaps.
• Work closely with enterprise architects, data leaders, and business stakeholders during solution design.

Proof of Concepts (POCs) Innovation

• Design and develop Data Governance proof‑of‑concepts for prospective customers.
• Demonstrate capabilities across metadata management, business glossary, data catalog, lineage, data quality, and policy management.
• Evaluate emerging governance technologies and recommend best‑fit solutions.
• Create reference implementations showcasing governance capabilities and business value.

Delivery Support

• Provide architecture oversight across Data Governance implementation projects.
• Review solution designs and ensure adherence to enterprise standards and best practices.
• Guide implementation teams on platform configuration, metadata integration, lineage, cataloging, workflow automation, and security.
• Support complex technical challenges, governance operating model implementation, and platform optimization.
• Ensure successful integration with enterprise data platforms and business applications.

Competency COE Development

• Build and strengthen the organization's Data Governance competency.
• Define implementation standards, governance frameworks, reusable methodologies, and best practices.
• Mentor architects, consultants, and engineers.
• Conduct internal training sessions, workshops, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.
• Develop learning paths and certification plans for Data Governance technologies.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, whitepapers, and technical blogs.

Accelerators Framework Development

• Build reusable accelerators, templates, governance workflows, and implementation frameworks.
• Develop governance operating model templates, business glossary structures, metadata standards, and policy templates.
• Create reusable assets for:
  • Data Catalog
  • Metadata Management
  • Data Lineage
  • Business Glossary
  • Data Classification
  • Data Ownership
  • Data Stewardship
  • Data Policies
  • Data Quality Monitoring
  • Compliance Reporting
• Continuously improve delivery methodologies and automation capabilities.

Required Technical Skills

Data Governance

Strong experience implementing enterprise Data Governance initiatives including:

• Data Governance Frameworks
• Governance Operating Model
• Technical Metadata Management
• Business Metadata Management
• Policy Management
• Reference Data Management
• Metadata Harvesting
• Data Quality Governance
• Data Privacy
• Regulatory Compliance
• Data Lifecycle Management

Platform Expertise

Hands‑on implementation experience with one or more of:

• Collibra
• Microsoft Purview
• Informatica IDMC (Data Governance Catalog)
• Alation
• Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC)
• Microsoft Fabric Data Governance capabilities (preferred)
• Other enterprise governance platforms

Should have experience in:

• Metadata ingestion and scanning
• Business glossary implementation
• Data catalog configuration
• Technical and business lineage
• Workflow design
• Role‑based access and security
• Policy implementation
• Data stewardship workflows
• API integration
• Automation

Data Management

Strong understanding of:

• Data Architecture
• Data Modeling
• Master Data Management
• Data Warehousing
• Data Lakes
• Lakehouse Architecture
• Data Integration
• Data Migration
• Data Quality

Data Integration Cloud

Experience with enterprise integration technologies such as:

• Informatica IDMC
• Azure Data Factory
• Microsoft Fabric
• Databricks
• Snowflake
• AWS Data Services
• Google Cloud Data Services
• Apache Kafka
• REST APIs
• SQL
• PowerShell or scripting for automation

Compliance Governance Standards

Knowledge of:

• DAMA dmbok
• DCAM
• GDPR
• CCPA
• HIPAA (preferred)
• BCBS 239 (preferred)
• Data Privacy regulations
• Information Security principles

Preferred Skills

• Experience defining enterprise‑wide Data Governance operating models.
• Knowledge of Data Mesh and Data Products.
• Experience implementing governance in cloud‑native analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with AI/ML governance and responsible AI concepts.
• Experience with metadata‑driven automation and governance workflows.
• Exposure to enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent).
• Experience in global consulting or IT services organizations.
• Agile delivery experience.

Leadership Expectations

• Act as the technical leader for Data Governance engagements.
• Influence enterprise governance strategy and architecture.
• Collaborate with business executives, CDO organizations, enterprise architects, and delivery teams.
• Drive governance adoption.