Senior Data Governance Engineer
Accenture Digital Core
At Accenture Digital Core, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Lead metadata, lineage and data catalog integration across Azure data platforms, ensuring consistency and completeness at scale;
- Define and implement Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks in regulated, enterprise environments;
- Drive Git-based workflows and governance standards adoption across cross-functional teams;
- Own platform and data health monitoring, producing actionable reporting on quality, compliance and policy adherence;
- Lead incident management and production support activities, coordinating resolution across technical and business teams;
- Own and govern the data catalog, ensuring metadata, lineage and classification are accurate and up to date;
- Define and enforce data classification and retention policies in compliance with GDPR and enterprise standards;
- Establish and maintain data governance artefacts including data dictionaries, quality rules and policy documentation;
- Enforce governance standards across multi-environment setups (Dev / UAT / PRD), driving consistency and auditability;
- Lead incident resolution within production data platforms, acting as escalation point for junior team members.
What You Bring
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable field
5-10 years of relevant experience in data platforms or data governance;
- Proven expertise in Metadata, Lineage & data catalog integration at enterprise scale;
- Strong track record in incident management and production support in complex environments;
- Deep experience working in data platforms across multiple domains (not only analytics or reporting);
- Strong understanding of pipelines, orchestration, and data processing architectures;
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Monitor;
- Professional English C1 level (spoken and written – mandatory);
- French and/or Dutch is a plus;
- Ability to influence and align technical and non‑technical stakeholders at senior level;
- Strong leadership in distributed, cross‑functional teams;
- Strategic mindset with clear ownership and accountability;
- Structured and proactive approach to incident, problem and risk management;
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
Legal: Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal
What We Offer
- Health insurance;
- Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs;
- Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist);
- Wellness programs;
- Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health);
- Employee Share Purchase Plan;
- Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Plataforms;
- Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities);
- Special banking conditions;
- Hybrid working model.
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