Data Engineer - Purview (Data Governance)

12+ months contract position. Hybrid in Newark, NJ 3 days/week. Senior Data Governance Engineer (Microsoft Purview) with deep, hands-on experience implementing and operating Microsoft Purview in enterprise data environments. Required Skills and Qualifications - 5+ years experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data governance - 3+ years Hands-on production experience implementing and configuring Microsoft Purview components including Collections, Scanners, Metadata catalog, Classifications, Glossary, and Lineage - Demonstrated ability to maintain and enhance existing Purview deployments by resolving scan, lineage, and metadata issues - Experience developing automation using Microsoft Purview REST APIs and SDKs - Experience with Purview Data Quality including profiling, rules, thresholds, and monitoring - Experience with Purview Workflow for approval processes and governance automation - Ability to build custom Fabric reports and dashboards using data from Microsoft Purview - Ability to implement solutions that enable AI-driven insights and automation - Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS data services - Proficiency in Python Additional information: - Agile experience - Financial services tech experience is plus - Ability to document technical implementations clearly for technical and non-technical audiences - Experience working embedded with data engineering and governance teams - Comfortable participating in team syncs and presenting technical solutions to stakeholders payrate 65 - 75 per hour, depending on experience.