Senior Data Governance Consultant-Azure Database

About the role

HonorVet Technologies is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned IT staffing firm, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, working with federal agencies, state governments, and Fortune 500 enterprise clients across the US. We take the time to understand where a professional like you is headed and only reach out when we genuinely believe there's a fit worth exploring.

Location & Work Arrangement

Location: Raleigh, NC — Local Only. Duration: 12+ Months. Work Arrangement: Hybrid — Mostly Remote. Interview Mode: Webcam or In-Person Interview.

• Candidates must currently reside in the Raleigh, Durham, or Chapel Hill, North Carolina area (Triangle region).
• The candidate must be available to report onsite on the first day to collect equipment.
• The position is primarily remote; however, occasional onsite attendance at a Triangle-area office may be required for in-person responsibilities as directed by management.
• Candidates must be able to accommodate these onsite requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, application teams, database administrators, data engineers, analytics teams, and project teams to understand data requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate discussions to identify authoritative data sources, establish common business definitions, and improve understanding of enterprise data assets.
• Define and standardize enterprise data elements, business rules, and data lineage across business units.
• Implement practical data governance, metadata management, lineage tracking, and data quality practices across projects.
• Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse data ingestion, transformation, cleansing, and validation patterns using Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks.
• Develop and maintain an inventory of enterprise data assets, including data owners, data stewards, business definitions, and system relationships.
• Document end-to-end data flows across applications, platforms, and reporting solutions to improve transparency and architectural clarity.
• Participate in data architecture and solution design discussions to promote consistency, scalability, and reuse across enterprise data solutions.
• Establish foundational data management practices and enterprise standards in environments where formal data governance frameworks may not yet exist.

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience defining and standardizing enterprise data elements, data lineage, and business rules across business units.
• At least 3 years of experience collaborating with business teams to translate data requirements into consistent enterprise data standards.
• At least 3 years of experience implementing data governance practices, including metadata management, data lineage, and data quality, across projects.
• At least 3 years of experience documenting end-to-end data flows across systems to improve data transparency and architecture clarity.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise data strategy, data governance, and modern data architecture.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data platforms and data engineering solutions, particularly Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks.
• Strong stakeholder communication, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and lead enterprise data initiatives across technical and business teams.

Contact

If you are interested, feel free to reach out directly at paula.scott@honorvettech.com.