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About SHI International
SHI International is a global IT solutions provider and Value-Added Reseller (VAR) that helps corporate, enterprise, and public sector customers manage, procure, and secure hardware, software, and cloud services.
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The Solutions Architect - Data Governance serves as the lead technical and strategic advisor for enterprise data governance initiatives within client engagements. Working with executive stakeholders and technical delivery teams, this role designs and implements governance programs to establish trust, visibility, and accountability across enterprise data estates. Key responsibilities include leading discovery workshops, designing stewardship models, and developing metadata management processes. The position focuses on Microsoft Purview implementation, including Unified Catalog and data lineage, while ensuring governance readiness for Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data Services, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Candidates must utilize skills in Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and Snowflake to solve complex problems regarding data quality, taxonomy standards, and regulatory compliance within structured data environments to support modern analytics and responsible AI adoption.
What does a Solutions Architect earn in Remote?
Median $220000 from 61 postings across 16 companies.
Design and implement enterprise data governance frameworks including stewardship models, ownership structures, and metadata management processes.
Lead discovery workshops, maturity assessments, and executive strategy sessions to define governance roadmaps.
Architect and oversee the implementation of Microsoft Purview capabilities like Unified Catalog, Data Map, and data lineage.
Establish governance standards for structured data assets across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, and Snowflake.
Translate business objectives and regulatory requirements into scalable governance solutions for executive stakeholders.
Design governance monitoring and operational reporting solutions using Azure Monitor and Azure Log Analytics.
Advise organizations on governance readiness for Microsoft 365 Copilot and enterprise AI initiatives.
Develop and contribute reusable governance accelerators, reference architectures, and delivery assets.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
Seven or more years of experience delivering enterprise data, information management, or data governance solutions with a substantial recent focus on governance.
Hands-on implementation experience with Microsoft Purview, including Unified Catalog, Data Map, Data Estate Insights, business glossary, metadata management, and data lineage.
Demonstrated experience establishing data stewardship programs, including executive sponsorship, ownership structures, accountability frameworks, and adoption strategies.
Demonstrated experience leading customer-facing consulting engagements, executive workshops, governance assessments, and strategic advisory initiatives.
Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, and Azure.
Experience with data engineering and data visualization architectures and their relationship to governance.
Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience with Azure Databricks and Unity Catalog, including governance and cataloging across Azure-based lakehouse environments (preferred).
Experience supporting Microsoft 365 Copilot enablement, AI governance frameworks, and enterprise AI adoption initiatives (preferred).
Experience with agentic systems such as Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio (preferred).
Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD practices supporting data and analytics platforms (preferred).
Experience working within regulated industries including healthcare, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, or public sector organizations (preferred).
MLOps
Data Governance
ML Infrastructure
Data Engineering
Data Lineage
Data Classification
Data Catalog
GDPR
CCPA
EU AI Act
Data Residency
Audit Trails
Access Management
ML Lifecycle
Compliance Architecture
Data Governance
Collibra
Metadata Management
Data Quality
Data Classification
Data Protection
Enterprise Data Architecture
Data Stewardship
Reporting and Analytics
Compliance
Data Management
Process Management
Project Management
Data Governance
Data Strategy
Databricks
Snowflake
Collibra
Alation
Microsoft Purview
Master Data Management
Data Quality
Metadata Management
Data Cataloging
AWS
AI
Data Engineering
Semantic Layers