Purview Data Governance Consultant

Our Data & AI team is made up of curious, client-focused professionals who help organisations build trusted, governed, high-quality data solutions. We're looking for a Purview Data Governance Consultant with strong data governance and data management experience (including data quality and MDM) and hands-on technical skills from a data analyst or data engineer background, with an appreciation of broader cloud architecture and networking.

If you're passionate about helping organisations understand, trust, and govern their data-and you enjoy working at the intersection of governance, platforms, and delivery-we'd love to talk.

Come join us

As a member of Avanade's Data & AI practice, you'll work with clients to design, implement, and embed modern data governance capabilities across Microsoft Purview, cloud data platforms, and analytics ecosystems. You'll play a hands-on role in helping organisations establish clear data ownership, classification, lineage, and policy enforcement - turning governance from theory into something that genuinely enables analytics and AI.

This role is ideal for consultants who are both governance-minded and technically capable, able to work credibly with data engineers, platform teams, and business stakeholders alike.

Together we do what matters.

What you'll do

• Design and implement data governance solutions using Microsoft Purview Data Governance, 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 to business and regulatory needs
• Configure and integrate Purview with Azure data platforms, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Databricks, other data sources, and MDM tools, ensuring governance is embedded within 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 closely with business and technical stakeholders to ensure governance and data quality are practical, usable, and automated wherever possible
• Translate governance concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Help clients move from ad hoc or tool-led governance to sustainable, product-oriented, domain-aligned models
• Contribute to the development of Avanade accelerators, patterns, and thought leadership in data governance and trust

• Proven experience as a Data Governance Consultant, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, or similar role within data or analytics programmes
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview Data Governance, including cataloguing, classification, lineage, and policy concepts
• Experience working with or implementing Databricks Unity Catalog
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and architectures, ideally within Microsoft and Databricks ecosystems
• Practical technical skills in SQL, Python, and data engineering / analytics tooling, enabling effective collaboration with delivery teams
• Experience in a consulting or client-facing environment, engaging stakeholders with differing priorities
• Ability to explain governance concepts clearly and pragmatically, focusing on enablement rather than control
• Experience with technologies such as Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and data integration tools is advantageous

About you

Characteristics that set you up for success in this role include:

• Pragmatic and outcome-focused, with a desire to make data governance genuinely useful
• Comfortable working across governance, data engineering, and analytics communities
• Curious about how organisations use (and misuse) data, and how better governance can unlock value
• Confident working in uncertain or evolving data landscapes
• Collaborative, supportive, and able to influence without authority
• Keen to learn and stay current with emerging approaches to data trust, governance, and AI readiness

Enjoy your career

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (20 times)
• A minimum of 80 hours per year dedicated to learning, certifications, and professional development
• Access to global Data & AI communities, accelerators, and subject-matter experts
• The chance to work on complex, high-impact initiatives across data governance, analytics, and AI
• Clear and supported career progression across Consultant and Senior Consultant levels

Find out more about some of our benefits here .

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