Data Governance Specialist, Freelance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Egypt.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and operationalize data governance frameworks for client engagements, focusing on the following areas:

• DATA GOVERNANCE & POLICY

• Develop and implement data governance frameworks, policies, and standards specifically suited to client environments.

• Establish data ownership, stewardship models, and accountability structures among business and technical teams.

• Create and maintain data dictionaries, business glossaries, and classification taxonomies.

• Ensure adherence to data regulations and internal data management policies (GDPR, BCBS 239, etc.).

• DATA QUALITY & LINEAGE

• Design and implement data quality rules, profiling routines, and monitoring dashboards.

• Investigate and resolve data quality issues across both structured and unstructured data sources.

• Map and document end-to-end data lineage to facilitate auditability and impact analysis.

• Define and monitor data quality KPIs and SLAs in collaboration with data owners.

• METADATA & CATALOGUING

• Deploy and manage data catalog and metadata management tools (e.g., Informatica, Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview).

• Enhance metadata assets with business context, ownership details, sensitivity classifications, and usage information.

• Promote the adoption of the data catalog among business and technical teams.

• TOOLING & INTEGRATION

• Configure and operate data governance platforms, primarily Informatica (IDMC, Axon, EDC, DQ) and similar tools.

• Integrate governance tools with existing data pipelines, warehouses, and BI environments.

• Automate data quality checks and governance workflows within ETL/ELT pipelines.

• OTHER

• Conduct internal training and knowledge-sharing sessions on data governance best practices.

• Assist the Team Lead/Manager with client relationships, business development, and internal projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics.

• Full proficiency in English and one additional language (French, Arabic, Spanish, German, etc.).

• 3 to 6 years of experience in data governance, data management, or data engineering with a strong focus on governance.

• Experience in a consulting, financial services, or multi-client environment is advantageous.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Informatica (IDMC / Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Axon Data Governance, Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Quality).

• Familiarity with other governance and cataloging platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Ataccama, or Microsoft Purview.

• Knowledge of data quality tools: Great Expectations, Monte Carlo, Soda, or equivalent.

• Strong experience with SQL for data profiling, querying, and implementing quality rules across relational databases and data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, Redshift).

• Experience in Python for automating data quality checks, metadata extraction, and governance workflows.

• Understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines and the ability to embed governance controls within them (dbt, Airflow, Informatica PowerCenter/IDMC).

• Good understanding of data platform architectures: data lake, lakehouse, and data warehouse environments.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms and their native governance services: Azure Purview, AWS Glue Data Catalog, Google Dataplex.

• Understanding of data modeling concepts and their implications for governance (dimensional modeling, data vault, etc.).

• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and standards: DAMA-DMBOK, BCBS 239, GDPR, ISO 8000.

• Experience with defining and applying data classification schemes (sensitivity labels, PII tagging, retention policies).

• Exposure to master data management (MDM) concepts and tools is a bonus.

• Ability to engage and influence both technical teams and business stakeholders on data governance topics.

• Strong analytical mindset with the capability to diagnose data quality issues and convert them into actionable remediation plans.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to document governance frameworks clearly and present findings to senior audiences.

• Detail-oriented, meticulous, and comfortable managing multiple client contexts simultaneously.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance benefits