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# Data Governance Consultant

- **Company:** Neweasy
- **Location:** Hereford, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £169,000 - £182,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Process Management, Data Governance, Information Management, Javaserver Pages, Meta-Data Management, Data Classification, Data Strategy, Data Lineage, Collibra, Data Management
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/data-governance-consultant/57557220

## About the Role

* Active DV clearance
 * Proven experience in data governance, data quality and/or data management roles
 * MoD or wider defence experience, with a clear understanding of how Defence organisations operate
 * Military awareness: comfortable working within military structures, culture and ways of working
 * Hands-on experience defining data quality rules, metrics and remediation plans
 * Working knowledge of a recognised data management framework, such as DAMA-DMBOK
 * Strong stakeholder skills across technical and non-technical audiences
 * Able to work on site in Hereford or Poole 4 days per week

Desirable skills and experience

 * Ex-military or reservist background
 * Data governance and catalogue tooling, such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra or Informatica
 * Knowledge of Defence information management policy, such as JSP 441
 * Master data management, metadata management or data lineage experience
 * Experience working in classified or air-gapped environments
 * A data management qualification, such as DAMA CDMP

Seniority

The roles are pitched at SFIA level 4: an experienced practitioner who works under general direction and owns their workstream, rather than a team lead or manager.

The customer is open on seniority, so we'd also like to hear from:

 * Strong SFIA level 3 candidates with relevant defence data experience
 * SFIA level 5 consultants who want a hands-on, delivery-focused role

Skills

 * Business Process Management
 * Communication Skills
 * Data Governance
 * Data Management
 * Data Modeling
 * Data Quality
 * Data Strategy
 * Financial Knowledge
 * Problem Solving
 * Stakeholder Management

## Description

* Define, implement and embed data governance policies, standards and processes
 * Assess data quality, set quality rules and metrics, and lead remediation
 * Establish data ownership and stewardship roles, with clear accountabilities
 * Build and maintain data catalogues, dictionaries, metadata and lineage
 * Run data maturity assessments and recommend practical improvements
 * Support data classification, handling and retention in line with Defence security and records requirements
 * Engage military and civilian stakeholders, and explain governance to non-technical audiences