Digital Impulse | Data Governance Analyst

Devoteam Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Devoteam Portugal seeks a Data Governance professional to lead the mapping and cataloging of data assets and relationships across organizational domains. You will collaborate with Data Owners and architecture teams to validate governance practices and ensure end-to-end data lineage.

You will identify information gaps, data quality issues, and opportunities for improvement while documenting metadata for analytics, operations, and AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a Data Governance Analyst, Data Steward, or Data Strategy Consultant.
• Proven track record in data lineage, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in T-SQL for data analysis, validation, and exploration.
• Solid understanding of data modeling principles and enterprise data domains.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, mapping, and cataloging of data assets, entities, attributes, and business relationships across domains.
• Gather, document, and analyze source systems, data flows, and business rules for end-to-end data lineage.
• Collaborate with Data Owners, Data Stewards, business areas, and architecture teams to validate governance practices.
• Identify information gaps, data quality issues, and improvement opportunities in data management processes.
• Ensure consistent documentation and management of metadata across analytics, operations, and AI initiatives.
• Apply data modeling concepts to structure and streamline business data architecture.

Skills

Data governance

Data lineage

Metadata management

Data quality

T-SQL

Data modeling

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Medallion Architecture

Data Mesh

Job description

Job Description

• Lead the identification, mapping, and cataloging of data assets, entities, attributes, and business relationships across organizational domains.
• Gather, document, and analyze source systems, data flows, business rules, and application dependencies to ensure end-to-end data lineage.
• Collaborate directly with Data Owners, Data Stewards, business areas, and architecture teams to validate, formalize, and establish robust data governance practices.
• Identify information gaps, data quality issues, and continuous improvement opportunities within data management processes.
• Ensure consistent documentation and management of metadata, supporting analytical, operational, and AI-driven initiatives across the organization.
• Apply data modeling concepts to structure and streamline business data architecture effectively.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a Data Governance Analyst, Data Steward, or Data Strategy Consultant, with a strong emphasis on business data assets over pure data engineering.
• Proven track record in data lineage, metadata management, and data quality frameworks. Strong technical proficiency in T-SQL for data analysis, validation, and exploration.
• Solid understanding of data modeling principles and enterprise data domains.
• Valued knowledge/exposure: Microsoft Fabric, Medallion Architecture, and Data Mesh concepts. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to bridge business needs with technical architecture.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Additional Information

Devoteam Group works for equal opportunities, promoting its employees based on merit and actively fights against all forms of discrimination. We are convinced that diversity contributes to the creativity, dynamism and excellence of our organization. All of our vacancies are open to people with disabilities.