Senior Data Expert - Data Discovery & Governance
- Role
- Data Science
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
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Senior Data Expert with strong experience in data discovery, classification, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and lifecycle management. The role requires hands-on knowledge of Collibra and experience evaluating data security/governance tools. This is a remote, project-based contract position.
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Job Title: Senior Data Expert – Data Discovery & Governance Duration: 3–4 Month Contract (Potential Extension) Type: Remote / Project-Based Job Summary: Seeking a senior Data Expert with strong experience in data discovery, classification, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and lifecycle management . The consultant will lead enterprise data discovery and classification initiatives, evaluate data security/governance tools, and support Collibra integration . Key Responsibilities: Lead data discovery, inventory, classification, and governance initiatives. Evaluate tools including OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview . Conduct stakeholder workshops and lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations. Assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, integrations, usability, and metadata flow. Develop recommendations, implementation feasibility assessments, and a roadmap. Must-Have Skills: Enterprise Data Discovery & Classification Data Governance & Data Protection Data Lifecycle Management Collibra / Metadata Management Experience evaluating data security/governance tools Strong stakeholder management and POC leadership Requirements Senior-level Data Discovery & Classification experience Strong Data Governance & Data Protection background Experience with Data Lifecycle Management Hands-on knowledge of Collibra and metadata management/integration Experience with data security/classification tools such as: OneTrust BigID Varonis Cyera Delphix RecordPoint Microsoft Purview Experience leading Data Discovery, Inventory & Classification initiatives Ability to conduct stakeholder workshops Experience leading POCs / tool evaluations Ability to assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, usability, integrations, and metadata flow Strong experience developing recommendations and implementation roadmaps
What you'll do
- Lead data discovery, inventory, classification, and governance initiatives.
- Evaluate tools including OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Collibra, and Microsoft Purview.
- Conduct stakeholder workshops and lead Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations.
- Assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, integrations, usability, and metadata flow.
- Develop recommendations, implementation feasibility assessments, and a roadmap.
What they require
- Senior-level Data Discovery & Classification experience
- Strong Data Governance & Data Protection background
- Experience with Data Lifecycle Management
- Hands-on knowledge of Collibra and metadata management/integration
- Experience with data security/classification tools such as: OneTrust, BigID, Varonis, Cyera, Delphix, RecordPoint, Microsoft Purview
- Experience leading Data Discovery, Inventory & Classification initiatives
- Ability to conduct stakeholder workshops
- Experience leading POCs / tool evaluations
- Ability to assess classification accuracy, security, scalability, usability, integrations, and metadata flow
- Strong experience developing recommendations and implementation roadmaps