Data Governance Engineer/Microsoft Purview

Job summary

Cincinnati
Engineering

Work model

Fully remote
Only United States
3 weeks ago
Job description

Top Skills

  • 2+ years of experience in data governance, data engineering, cybersecurity, or related technical discipline.
  • Experience in coding utilities/scripts that interact with APIs.
  • Ability to enable version control of code using Azure DevOps.
  • Must have Microsoft Purview and Unified Catalog experience.
  • Experience working with cloud-based data sources, preferably Azure.
  • Ability to perform detail-oriented, repetitive, task-driven work with high accuracy.
  • Strong technical curiosity and willingness to grow into a larger governance engineering role.

Description

Our customer is enhancing their Data Governance & Compliance team to build and mature the organization's data governance framework. With a significant amount of enterprise data already in the cloud and little yet cataloged or classified, we are looking for a hands-on Data Governance Engineer to support the foundational work needed to operationalize Microsoft Purview across the enterprise.

This is a hands-on-keyboard, task-focused role ideal for someone early in their data governance career who is eager to learn and execute.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work directly within Microsoft Purview API (Data Map & Unified Catalog) to:
    • Register data sources
    • Configure and run scans
    • Classify data assets
  • Support cataloging efforts for 1,200+ data sources across Azure environments.
  • Execute day-to-day task-based work assigned by the Data Governance leadership team.
  • Collaborate with existing analysts within Data Compliance and broader Cyber teams.

Job Details

  • Type: Contract
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH (Fully Remote)
  • Pay Range: $30.00 - $40.00/hr
  • Application Deadline: June 30, 2026

Benefits

If eligible, benefits may include:

  • Medical, dental & vision
  • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan (Pre-tax and Roth)
  • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D)
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • Transportation benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

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