Data Engineer
Company: Robert Half
Location: Denton
Posted on: January 31, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Our client is looking for an
experienced Data Governance Analyst to join their growing team.
They need someone who can: Lead the development and implementation
of data governance frameworks to support academic, administrative,
and research data needs across the university system. Establish
data stewardship roles and clarify data ownership for key
institutional domains such as student information, financial aid,
HR, research compliance, and finance. Create and enforce data
policies, standards, and procedures to improve data quality,
accuracy, accessibility, and security across campuses and
departments. Ensure compliance with higher-ed regulatory and
reporting requirements (e.g., FERPA, IPEDS, NCAA, state reporting),
and coordinate with Legal, IT Security, and Institutional
Compliance teams. Implement and optimize governance technology
(data catalog, lineage, and quality tools) to support system-wide
reporting, analytics, and decision support. Promote data literacy
and provide training to faculty, staff, and administrators to
enhance responsible and effective data use. Facilitate
collaboration across academic units, administrative offices, and
central IT to align governance efforts with institutional
priorities and operational needs. Monitor data quality and
governance KPIs, report progress to leadership, and drive
continuous improvement to support strategic planning,
accreditation, and institutional research initiatives. Expereince
as a Data Governance analyst. They have a fragmented Data
Governance framework in place, and the goal is for this person to
unify it across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will be a data
Governance Analyst looking for a more challenging opportunity to
lead the implementation of Purview and advancing our data
governance practices. Administration experience with Microsoft
Purview or a similar tool like Collibra, Informatica, Databricks,
Etc. This role will be assisting to connect Microsoft Fabric to
Purview. Experience with Microsoft Purview is preferred. They have
the Data Security layer of Purview implemented. This role will be
working with the Microsoft partner implement the Data Governance
layer (Unified Data Catalogue, Data Quality, Data Lineage, Data
Health management.) See attached overview. Excellent communication
skills. Someone who will lead change and help advance their DG
practice. Get buy in from stakeholders. Data Governance Microsoft
Purview Good communication skills
Keywords: Robert Half, Garland , Data Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Denton, Texas
