Business Analyst – Data Governance & Microsoft Purview
Summary
A permanent, hybrid Business Analyst role (3 days in office, London/Fareham) focused on data governance: gathering requirements, mapping processes, and supporting data quality, metadata and glossary initiatives, with hands-on work in Microsoft Purview and SQL-based analysis.
Business Analyst – Data Governance & Microsoft Purview
- Location: UK (London/Fareham)
- Work mode: Hybrid -3days in office
- Permanent position
- Salary up to £64k
We’re looking for a hands-on Business Analyst – Data Governance & Microsoft Purview to work closely with business stakeholders, Data Owners, Data Stewards and technology teams to deliver practical data governance improvements and measurable business value.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, analyse and document requirements for data governance initiatives
- Define and document current-state and future-state processes, data flows, roles and governance controls
- Support data ownership, stewardship, metadata management and data quality initiatives
- Support business adoption of Microsoft Purview, including Data Map, Unified Catalog, Business Glossary, Classifications, Lineage and Collections
- Translate business needs into functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and prioritised backlogs
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops, interviews and playback sessions
- Develop and maintain process maps, data dictionaries, glossaries, RAID logs and decision records
- Use SQL, reporting tools and data profiling outputs to support data-quality analysis and recommendations
- Work closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, Architecture, Security and Compliance teams
- Support data-quality measurement, root-cause analysis, remediation and governance metrics
- Define business glossary terms, critical data elements, ownership models and metadata standards
What We're Looking For:
- Proven Business Analysis experience within Data, Analytics, Governance, Compliance or Transformation programmes
- Strong understanding of Data Governance and Data Management principles
- Practical understanding / hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview
- Knowledge of Data Cataloguing, Business Glossary, Metadata, Lineage, Classification and Data Quality
- Experience working with Data Owners and Data Stewards
- Strong requirements gathering, process mapping and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to use SQL/data analysis to support data-quality investigations
- Experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Visio and Microsoft 365
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to translate complex business/data problems into practical governance actions
Nice to Have
• BCS / IIBA / ECBA / CCBA / CBAP certification
• DAMA CDMP, DCAM or equivalent Data Governance certification
• Microsoft certifications such as DP-900, PL-300 or SC-900
• Microsoft Purview training or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with Master Data Management and regulatory/compliance environments
• Experience using AI-assisted tools responsibly for analysis and documentation