Data Catalog - Admin

Job Title

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 Client 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.