Role : Data Catalog – Admin (MS Pureview)
Location : Newark NJ (Onsite)
Fulltime
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
· experience supporting enterprise data platforms or governance tools and 4+ years hands‑on MS Purview experience at enterprise scale.
· Hands‑on experience administering Microsoft Purview Data Catalog.
· Strong understanding of metadata management, data classification, and lineage concepts.
· Working knowledge of Azure data services and enterprise data ecosystems.
· Experience managing access controls and identities using Microsoft Entra ID.
· Familiarity with regulated data environments and compliance requirements.
· Strong troubleshooting, operational support, and documentation skills.
· Experience supporting Purview integrations with Synapse, Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, or SQL Server.
· Exposure to financial services or other regulated industries.
· Experience with PowerShell, REST APIs, or basic automation for operational tasks.
· Prior experience supporting enterprise data governance or stewardship programs.
Roles & Responsibilities
Platform Administration & Operations
• Administer and operate Microsoft Purview Data Map and Data Catalog environments.
• Monitor platform health, scan execution, metadata ingestion, and lineage availability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve catalog, scan, and connectivity issues.
• Perform routine maintenance, configuration updates, and service optimizations.
• Coordinate incident resolution with internal engineering teams and Microsoft support as required.
Data Source Management & Scanning
• Register, configure, and maintain data sources across Azure, M365, on‑prem, and approved third‑party platforms.
• Configure and schedule metadata scans for supported sources.
• Manage authentication for scans using managed identities, service principals, and Key Vault secrets.
• Monitor scan performance, failures, and coverage; take corrective action as needed.
• Optimize scan frequency and scope to balance cost, performance, and governance coverage.
Catalog Configuration & Metadata Management
• Maintain and enforce enterprise metadata standards within the Purview Catalog.
• Manage business metadata, classifications, glossary terms, and custom attributes.
• Ensure metadata accuracy, completeness, and consistency across data assets.
• Support curation activities including asset certification and publishing.
• Resolve duplicate, incomplete, or stale catalog entries.
Lineage & Discovery Enablement
• Enable and validate data lineage ingestion from supported data platforms.
• Monitor lineage completeness and visibility for critical data assets.
• Assist data consumers and stewards with lineage‑based impact analysis.
• Escalate lineage gaps or tool limitations requiring architectural or engineering remediation.
Security, Access & Governance Controls
• Configure and manage Purview role‑based access control (RBAC) within collections.
• Provision and maintain access for administrators, data curators, and data stewards.
• Enforce domain‑based acc ess controls and separation of duties.
• Integrate Purview access with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Support sensitivity labels and classification alignment with Microsoft Information Protection.
Compliance & Risk Support
• Support automated discovery of sensitive data (PII, PCI, PHI).
• Assist risk, audit, and compliance teams with catalog evidence and reporting.
• Validate scan coverage for regulated data domains. • Support regulatory and audit initiatives (SOX, GLBA, NYDFS, GDPR, etc.).
User Support & Enablement
• Provide operational support to data producers, consumers, and data stewards.
• Respond to access requests, catalog issues, and usage questions.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Support onboarding of new data domains following established governance patterns.
• Assist with training and adoption initiatives led by governance or architecture teams.