Senior data governance engineer

Description

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.

Requirements

• - 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.
• - 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.

What We Offer

• - Health insurance.
• - Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs.
• - Free medical services at the office.
• - Wellness programs.
• - Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health).
• - Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• - Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Platforms.
• - Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities).
• - Special banking conditions.
• - Hybrid working model.

Locations

Lisbon

Additional Information

Accenture is governed by the principles of meritocracy and equal opportunity, not discriminating or tolerating any discrimination based on ancestry, ethnic origin, race, color, gender, marital status, country of origin, education level, social position, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs and/or political or ideological options, economic or social situation, or based on any other factor considered discriminatory and prohibited by law.

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