Purview Data Governance Consultant

Salary: £50,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in data governance and data management, including data quality and master data management (MDM)
• Hands-on technical skills gained from a data analyst or data engineer background
• Appreciation of broader cloud architecture and networking

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement data governance solutions using Microsoft Purview, including cataloguing, classification, lineage, and domain-based governance models
• Use governance to enable data value creation, discoverability, secure access, and responsible data use
• Work with clients to define data ownership, stewardship, policies, and operating models aligned with business and regulatory needs
• Configure and integrate Purview with Azure data platforms, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Databricks, other data sources, and MDM tools, embedding governance in delivery pipelines
• Support the implementation and governance of Databricks Unity Catalog, aligning technical controls with organisational data governance objectives
• Analyse data platforms and pipelines to assess metadata coverage, lineage, data quality signals, and policy enforcement
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to make governance and data quality practical, usable, and automated where possible
• Translate governance concepts into clear, actionable guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Help clients move from ad hoc or tool-led governance to sustainable, product-oriented, domain-aligned models
• Contribute to our data governance accelerators, patterns, and thought leadership

Technologies:

• AI
• Azure
• Cloud
• Databricks
• Fabric
• Support
• Power BI
• Unity
• GameDev
• Embedded

More:

Our Data & AI team is made up of curious, client-focused professionals who help organisations build trusted, governed, high-quality data solutions. As a Purview Data Governance Consultant in Avanades Data & AI practice, youll work with clients to design, implement, and embed modern data governance across Microsoft Purview, cloud data platforms, and analytics ecosystems. Youll help organisations establish clear data ownership, classification, lineage, and policy enforcement, working across governance, platforms, and delivery with data engineers, platform teams, and business stakeholders. Together, we do what matters.

last updated 39 week of 2026