Job Openings Purview Administrator

About the job Purview Administrator

Role Overview:

  • The person will be part of the CDO for a major Insurance client. He/ She will work as an administrator to operate and support the enterprise implementation of Microsoft Purview Data Catalog across a complex, multi-platform data environment.
  • The administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day configuration, monitoring and maintenance of Purview capabilities, ensuring reliable metadata ingestion, catalog quality, lineage visibility, and compliance alignment across governed data domains.
  • The role focuses on platform operations and governance execution, working within establish architecture and enterprise governance standards
  • Experience in life insurance preferred but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities & Skillsets:

  • Common Skillsets:
    • Superior analytical and problem solving skills
    • Should be able to work on a problem independently and prepare client ready deliverable with minimal or no supervision
    • Good communication skill for client interaction

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 resolved 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 state 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 within collections
  • Provision and maintain access for administrators, data curators, and data stewards.
  • Enforce domain-based access 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

Candidate Profile:

  • Bachelors/Master's degree in computer science/engineering, operations research or related analytics areas welcome to apply
  • 5+ years 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 Synaps, Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake or SQL Server
  • Exposure to financial services or other regulated industries.
  • Experience with 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.
  • Superior analytical and problem solving skills
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work in fast pace continuously evolving environment and ready to take up uphill challenges
  • Is able to understand cross cultural differences and can work with clients across the globe

Or refer someone