Senior Data Governance Engineer

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.

• 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

• 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 and 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 (not only analytics or reporting)
• Strong understanding of pipelines, orchestration, and data processing architectures
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Monitor
• Professional English at C1 level (spoken and written – mandatory)
• 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
• Must hold a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space nationality to legally work in Portugal

• French and/or Dutch language skills

• Health insurance
• Life insurance and pension plan programs
• Free medical services at the office (physician, nutritionist, psychologist)
• Wellness programs
• Flexben Program (support for education, kindergarten, training, technology, health)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Pluralsight platforms
• Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities)
• Special banking conditions
• Hybrid working model