Microsoft Fabric/Purview consultant

Microsoft Fabric / Purview Data Governance Consultant

Location: Fully Remote (UK preferred)
Rate: Competitive day rate (Outside IR35)
Contract: Initial 6-week engagement with strong likelihood of extension

iO Associates are partnered with a growing, data-driven organisation looking to strengthen their governance and ingestion strategy across Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview.

This role sits between Data Architecture and Data Analysis, ideal for someone who understands how data platforms should be structured, but is equally comfortable getting hands-on with governance implementation, classification, and ingestion planning.

You’ll play a key role in shaping how data is catalogued, classified, governed, and ingested across the Microsoft stack, helping to build a scalable and compliant foundation as the platform evolves.

This is a short-term, outcome-focused engagement with genuine impact and strong potential to extend.

The Role

Design and implement data governance frameworks across Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview.
Plan and structure data ingestion strategies across both platforms.
Define data classification, sensitivity labelling, lineage, and cataloguing standards.
Establish governance best practices aligned with business and compliance needs.
Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate governance requirements into practical platform solutions.
Support metadata management and data quality initiatives across the Fabric ecosystem.

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview.
Proven background in data governance design and implementation.
Experience planning ingestion frameworks across modern Microsoft data platforms.
Understanding of data lineage, cataloguing, classification, and regulatory considerations.
Ability to operate at both architectural and analytical levels.
Comfortable working independently in a delivery-focused contract environment.

If you’re a governance-focused Data professional who blends architecture thinking with analytical execution and are looking for an Outside IR35 engagement with strong extension potential, please reply with your most up-to-date CV.