What You Will Do :
As a Data Governance Lead at Kanerika, you will be responsible for defining, leading, and operationalizing the data governance framework, ensuring enterprise-wide alignment and regulatory compliance.
Required Qualifications :
- 7+ years of experience in data governance and data management.
- Proficient in Microsoft Purview and Informatica data governance tools.
- Strong in metadata management, lineage mapping, classification, and security.
- Experience with ADF, REST APIs, Talend, dbt, and automation via Azure tools.
- Knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX and related compliance needs.
- Skilled in bridging technical governance with business and compliance goals.
Tools & Technologies :
Microsoft Purview(must have), Collibra, Atlan, Informatica Axon, IBM IG CatalogMicrosoft Purview capabilities :1. Label creation & policy setup
2. Auto-labeling & DLP
3. Compliance Manager, Insider Risk, Records & Lifecycle Management
4. Unified Catalog, eDiscovery, Data Map, Audit, Compliance alerts, DSPM.
Key Responsibilities :
1. Governance Strategy & Stakeholder Alignment :
Develop and maintain enterprise data governance strategies, policies, and standards.Align governance with business goals : compliance, analytics, and decision-making.Collaborate across business, IT, legal, and compliance teams for role alignment.Drive governance training, awareness, and change management programs.2. Microsoft Purview Administration & Implementation :
Manage Microsoft Purview accounts, collections, and RBAC aligned to org structure.Optimize Purview setup for large-scale environments (50TB+).Integrate with Azure Data Lake, Synapse, SQL DB, Power BI, Snowflake.Schedule scans, set classification jobs, and maintain collection hierarchies.3. Metadata & Lineage Management :
Design metadata repositories and maintain business glossaries and data dictionaries.Implement ingestion workflows via ADF, REST APIs, PowerShell, Azure Functions.Ensure lineage mapping (ADF ? Synapse ? Power BI) and impact analysis.4. Data Classification & Security Governance :
Define classification rules and sensitivity labels (PII, PCI, PHI).Integrate with MIP, DLP, Insider Risk Management, and Compliance Manager.Enforce records management, lifecycle policies, and information barriers.5. Data Quality & Policy Management :
Define KPIs and dashboards to monitor data quality across domains.Collaborate on rule design, remediation workflows, and exception handling.Ensure policy compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, etc.) and risk management.6. Business Glossary & Stewardship :
Maintain business glossary with domain owners and stewards in Purview.Enforce approval workflows, standard naming, and steward responsibilities.Conduct metadata audits for glossary and asset documentation quality.7. Automation & Integration :
Automate governance processes using PowerShell, Azure Functions, Logic Apps.Create pipelines for ingestion, lineage, glossary updates, tagging.Integrate with Power BI, Azure Monitor, Synapse Link, Collibra, BigID, etc.8. Monitoring, Auditing & Compliance :
Set up dashboards for audit logs, compliance reporting, metadata coverage.Oversee data lifecycle management across its phases.Support internal and external audit readiness with proper documentation.Seniority LevelMid-Senior levelIndustryIT Services and IT ConsultingIT System Data ServicesEngineering ServicesEmployment TypeFull-timeJob FunctionsEngineeringProject ManagementProduct ManagementSkillsData GovernancePowershellStrategic PlanningManagementAzure Data FactoryChange Impact AnalysisRepresentational State Transfer (REST)SQLData ManagementMicrosoft AzureInformatica