Senior Data Expert - Data Discovery & Governance

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