Senior Data Governance Analyst

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You as a Senior Data Governance Analyst will:

• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.

• Define and enforce data classification, retention, and lifecycle management strategies aligned to business, legal, and regulatory requirements.

• Ensure corporate data is well-governed, compliant, and recoverable across on-premises and cloud environments.

• Lead and support data retention, defensible deletion, and long-term archival strategies, ensuring consistency and audit readiness.

• Maintain and continuously improve governance documentation, standards, procedures, and operational controls.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity (DR & BCP)

• Plan, support, and participate in enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BCP) programs.

• Participate in DR exercises, tabletop reviews, and recovery validation activities.

• Ensure alignment of governance practices with RTO/RPO objectives and business continuity requirements.

• Identify gaps and recommend improvements to enhance overall organizational resiliency.

Backup & Data Protection Alignment

• Work closely with Infrastructure teams to ensure backup platforms align with governance and retention requirements.

• Apply governance controls to enterprise backup platforms, including:

  • Veeam Backup & Replication

  • AvePoint (M365 / SaaS protection)

• Ensure proper configuration of:

  • Retention policies

  • Immutability controls

  • Compliance and audit requirements

• Support alignment between backup, recovery, and data lifecycle management practices.

Collaboration & Advisory

• Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Legal, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure consistent governance practices.

• Participate in change management (CAB) processes and provide governance input for infrastructure and data-related changes.

• Provide guidance and oversight for projects involving data, system migrations, and cloud adoption.

Is this role right for you?

• 8–12+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or compliance-focused roles

• Strong understanding of:

  • Data governance frameworks and standards

  • Data retention, classification, and lifecycle management

  • Regulatory and compliance requirements

• Experience supporting:

  • Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BCP) initiatives

• Working knowledge of enterprise backup platforms, including:

  • Veeam Backup & Replication

  • AvePoint or similar SaaS backup solutions

• Experience working in hybrid environments (on-premises + cloud)

• Strong documentation, audit, and communication skills

• High attention to detail and strong focus on policies, procedures, and governance discipline

• Experience with:

  • Microsoft Purview or similar data classification / compliance platforms

  • Microsoft 365 governance and retention policies

  • Ransomware defense strategies and immutability concepts

• Familiarity with:

  • Backup and recovery alignment to governance frameworks

• Certifications in:

  • Data governance / compliance

  • Microsoft / Azure

  • ITIL or related frameworks

• The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $110,000

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio-economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to Inclusive Diversity.

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