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
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