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