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Ahmedabad, India

$12 USD por hora

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Lima, Peru

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LUCKNOW, India

$50 USD por hora

Augurs Technologies is Part of Augurs Group which has operations in domains of Metaverse, Unity 3D, AR/VR, Game Development , Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Software Development and Mobile Apps and have operating offices located in Freiburg, Germany, Central Hong Kong, Quito Ecuador Lucknow India. We are into Software consulting services since 2013. We have upcoming products in Retail Segment (Based on AI/ML), Gaming Segment( based on Metaverse, Unity 3D and NFT), Insurance Segment (Based on AR/VR) and Data Security Segment (based on Vulnerability/Ransomware tracking). We have been awarded as one of the Leading Solution Providers over Freelancer.com Experts in Metaverse, Unity 3D, 3D Game Artist. Experts in AR/VR Tech, Game Development, Game Concept Design Experts in AI/ML , Data Sciences Experts in Custom Software Applications Experts in Mobile Applications. We love delivering quality results for our customers, Get connected with most amazing team on freelancer

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ZAWN Tech

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Lahore, Pakistan

$50 USD por hora

ZAWN Tech is a full-service IT & Engineering company founded in 2014, delivering complete digital and hardware solutions for startups and enterprises worldwide. We operate with an in-house team of specialized developers, designers, marketers, and engineers across multiple domains, allowing us to handle both software and embedded engineering projects with proven real-world experience. Our certified team combines deep technical knowledge with hands-on delivery to build fast, secure, scalable, and user-friendly solutions. Core Expertise Web & SaaS Development: Full-stack development using PHP, WordPress, Python, React, Node.js, Angular.js, Electron.js, Laravel, Django, and Next.js. Integration with Odoo, Bubble.io, Zoho, Webflow, and custom business platforms. Website Design & UI/UX: Website Design, Web Design, Web Development, Graphic Design, Logo Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience (UX) Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Responsive Design, HTML/CSS, Squarespace, Landing Pages, and conversion-focused business websites. eCommerce: Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Amazon, and custom marketplace platforms with payment, shipping, ERP, and inventory integrations. Blockchain: Metaverse, Web3, NFTs, NFT Games, Smart Contracts, Arbitrage & Sniper Bots, DEX / DApp Development (Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, Solana, WAX). Mobile Apps: Native and cross-platform development (Flutter, React Native, Android, iOS). AI & Computer Vision: Machine Learning, Chatbots, GPT integrations, TensorFlow, OpenCV, OCR systems, automation, and intelligent business solutions. Game Development: Unity 3D, Unreal Engine, WebGL, multiplayer games, blockchain gaming, and AR/VR experiences. Hardware & IoT (In-house Team): Electronics, Microcontrollers, PLC & SCADA, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Automation, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, MATLAB, robotics, and control systems. Trading EA, Bots & Automation: MQL, MT4/MT5, TradingView, Binance, IBKR, algorithmic trading systems, indicators, EAs, and trading bots. Enterprise & Business Solutions: CRM systems, ERP platforms, Odoo customization, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Apps, workflow automation, business process optimization, reporting dashboards, inventory management, data processing, business intelligence, and enterprise software integrations. Digital Marketing & SEO: Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Technical SEO, Keyword Research, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Website Optimization, Analytics, Brand Management, Content Creation, and digital growth strategies. Customer Support : Customer Support, Customer Service, Virtual Assistant Services, Call Center Operations, Telemarketing, VoIP Solutions, Asterisk, PBX , SIP With 300+ recommendations and over a decade of experience, we turn complex ideas into reliable, production-ready solutions delivered with clear communication, transparent processes, and long-term support.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

$50 USD por hora

I have phd in mechanical engineering from department of bioengineering and robotics from Tohoku university and I lead a team of expert engineering with the following skills: ***** AI Engineering ***** Machine Learning Models ETL / ELT Pipelines MLOps Hyperparametrs Tuning Fine Tuning GenAI Prompt Engineering Hugging Face ***** Data Engineering ***** CI&CD Kubernetflow Redis Vector Database Hadoop ecosystem GCP (Dataflow, BigQuery) Containerization (Docker) ***** Mechanical Engineering***** Solidworks Ansys Mechanical design Inventor Autocad Machine design Matlab Simulink Vibration Control Stress analysis ***** Electrical Engineering ***** Signal processing Image processing Power electronic Power transmission lines Kalman filters Electronics Conrol systems Identification ***** Computer engineering ***** Programming with python, Java, cpp, etc. Neural networks deep learning convolutional neural network artificial intelligence object detection web design and development iOS and Android apps

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Ivan V.

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Beograd, Serbia

$25 USD por hora

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$25 USD por hora

Rashid Tech Solutions is a systems-focused engineering and development practice with over 5 years of hands-on experience delivering reliable, production-ready solutions across software, cloud, automation, and embedded systems. We specialize in projects where multiple technologies must work together seamlessly — software with hardware, cloud with automation, and logic with real-world operational constraints. Our work is driven by solid architecture, clean implementation, and solutions designed for long-term use, stability, and growth. 🔧 Core Capabilities Systems & Full-Stack Development End-to-end design and development of web platforms, backend services, APIs, dashboards, and mobile applications, built for scalability, security, and maintainability. Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Architecture and operations across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including CI/CD pipelines, deployments, monitoring, performance optimization, and production hardening. Automation & Integrations Custom automation, workflow optimization, system integrations, bots, and backend processes to reduce manual work and improve operational reliability. Embedded Systems & Industrial Automation Development and integration of embedded systems, IoT devices, electronics, PCBs, PLCs, SCADA, and hardware–software interfaces for industrial and automation use cases. AI & Data-Driven Features Practical AI and machine-learning integrations such as computer vision, OCR, analytics, and intelligent system enhancements — applied where they deliver real, measurable value. Specialized & Custom Solutions Blockchain systems, trading tools, telephony platforms, and other domain-specific solutions when projects require deeper technical customization. 👥 Team & Delivery Model For larger or time-critical projects, I work with a small, trusted technical team, while personally managing and reviewing all work. This ensures clear communication, consistent quality, and a single point of accountability for the client. 🤝 Post-Delivery Support Delivery does not end at handover. We provide clear documentation, support, fixes, and ongoing assistance when required, ensuring systems remain stable, understandable, and easy to maintain over time. Our approach is reflected in consistent positive feedback from previous clients, who value technical ownership, clear communication, and dependable delivery. If you’re looking for a technical partner who thinks long-term and takes responsibility beyond launch, Rashid Tech Solutions is ready to support your project.

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A Data Governance Specialist is a freelance professional who designs and enforces the policies, standards, and processes that keep an organization's data accurate, secure, compliant, and fit for business use. Hiring a data governance specialist gives your business a single accountable expert to define data ownership, establish quality controls, and align information management with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, and SOX. Freelance data governance consultants work across industries to translate raw data assets into trusted, well-documented, and auditable resources that analytics teams, AI models, and executives can rely on.

What does a freelance data governance specialist do

A data governance specialist establishes the framework that controls how data is collected, classified, stored, accessed, and retired. They work at the intersection of business stakeholders, IT, security, legal, and analytics teams, ensuring that everyone speaks the same data language and follows the same rules.

The commercial value is direct. Strong governance reduces regulatory risk, eliminates duplicate or contradictory records, accelerates reporting cycles, and improves the trustworthiness of every downstream dashboard, machine learning model, and customer interaction. Without it, data lakes become data swamps and analytics initiatives stall.

Core deliverables and services

A freelance data governance consultant typically produces a defined set of artifacts and operational processes tailored to your data maturity. Common deliverables include:

Data governance frameworks and operating models, including RACI matrices for data owners, stewards, and custodians

Data dictionaries, business glossaries, and metadata catalogs documenting critical data elements

Data quality rules, monitoring dashboards, and remediation workflows covering completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and uniqueness

Master data management (MDM) and reference data strategies for customer, product, vendor, and employee domains

Data classification schemes and sensitivity tagging aligned with PII, PHI, and PCI requirements

Privacy and compliance documentation for GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX, and ISO 27001 audits

Data lineage mapping showing how data moves from source systems to reports and AI models

Access control policies, role-based permissions, and data sharing agreements

Data retention, archival, and deletion policies

Training materials and stewardship onboarding documentation for internal teams

Tools and platforms data governance specialists use

Experienced data governance experts are fluent in the platforms that operationalize policy at scale. Look for hands-on experience with tools such as Collibra, Informatica Axon and Cloud Data Governance, Alation, Atlan, Microsoft Purview, IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Talend Data Catalog, and Apache Atlas. For data quality and observability they often work with Informatica Data Quality, Ataccama, Great Expectations, Soda, and Monte Carlo.

On the platform side, governance work intersects with cloud data warehouses and lakes including Snowflake, Databricks, Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, and Azure Synapse. Strong candidates also understand SQL, Python, modern ETL tools like dbt, Fivetran, and Apache Airflow, and identity systems such as Okta and Active Directory for access governance.

Industries that hire data governance specialists

Demand for governance expertise is strongest in regulated and data-intensive sectors. Typical engagements come from:

Banking, insurance, and fintech firms managing BCBS 239, SOX, and AML obligations

Healthcare providers, payers, and life sciences companies handling PHI under HIPAA and clinical trial data

Retail, e-commerce, and consumer brands consolidating customer data for personalization while honoring CCPA and GDPR

Telecommunications and utilities operating large master data ecosystems

Government agencies and public sector organizations managing open data and citizen records

SaaS and technology companies preparing for SOC 2 and ISO certifications or scaling AI governance

How to evaluate data governance candidates

The right specialist combines policy thinking with practical implementation skills. Look for a track record of building or maturing governance programs end to end, not just writing policy documents that sit on a shelf.

Strong qualification signals include certifications such as CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) from DAMA, DCAM, CIPP/E or CIPP/US for privacy, and platform-specific credentials in Collibra Ranger, Informatica, or Microsoft Purview. Familiarity with the DAMA-DMBOK body of knowledge is a baseline indicator.

Portfolio markers worth asking about include data catalogs they have populated, governance councils they have stood up, data quality KPIs they have lifted, and audits or regulatory reviews they have supported. Sample interview questions you can use directly:

Walk me through a governance program you built from scratch — what was the operating model, and how did you secure executive sponsorship?

How would you define and measure data quality for our most critical data domain, and which tools would you use to monitor it?

Describe how you have implemented data lineage and a business glossary in a tool like Collibra, Alation, or Microsoft Purview.

How do you approach role-based access control and PII classification in a cloud data warehouse such as Snowflake or BigQuery?

What is your process for preparing a data estate for a GDPR or HIPAA audit?

Why hire data governance specialists on Freelancer.com

Freelancer.com gives you access to a global network of vetted data governance consultants, data stewards, and information management experts across every time zone. Whether you need a short policy review, a full Collibra rollout, or ongoing fractional governance leadership, you can post a project on Freelancer.com and receive competitive bids from specialists with directly relevant experience.

Profiles include verified ratings, written client reviews, completed project counts, and portfolio samples so you can compare candidates on evidence rather than sales pitches. Milestone Payments protect your budget by releasing funds only when defined deliverables are accepted, and built-in chat lets you scope the engagement before committing. The scale and breadth of freelancers on Freelancer.com means you can match the consultant to your industry, regulatory context, and tooling stack.

Post a project on Freelancer.com today and connect with skilled data governance specialists ready to design, implement, and mature your data governance program.

What are the steps to hiring a freelance data governance specialist?

Hiring a governance specialist is straightforward when your brief reflects the regulatory, technical, and organizational context they will be working in. The three steps below walk you through posting the project, evaluating proposals, and awarding the engagement with confidence.

Step 1: Post your project on Freelancer.com

Your project post is the single biggest determinant of bid quality. A precise brief filters for consultants whose experience genuinely matches your data estate, regulatory environment, and tooling — and discourages generic proposals. Head to the post project page and fill in the brief, scope, timeline, and budget before publishing the project for freelancers to bid on.

Describe your data landscape: source systems, cloud warehouse or lake (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift), and key business domains

List the regulations and standards in scope, such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, SOX, PCI DSS, or ISO 27001

Specify required deliverables — for example, a governance framework, data catalog implementation in Collibra or Microsoft Purview, data quality rules, or audit-ready documentation

Note any existing tools already in place and the maturity of your current governance program

State the timeline, expected stakeholder involvement, and whether the engagement is one-off or ongoing

Step 2: Review bids from freelancers

Bids are short proposals, not just price quotes. Read each one for how well the consultant has interpreted your brief, what governance approach they propose, and whether their timeline reflects the realities of stakeholder alignment and tool configuration. The strongest proposals reference specific frameworks, tools, and regulations relevant to your situation.

Look for explicit references to DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or comparable methodologies

Check whether the bid names the catalog, MDM, or data quality tools they would recommend and why

Assess how they plan to engage data owners, stewards, and executive sponsors

Note the clarifying questions they raise — strong specialists ask about ownership, current pain points, and audit history

Use Freelancer.com chat to request sample artifacts such as anonymized policies, glossaries, or governance roadmaps before shortlisting

Step 3: Evaluate freelancers and award the project

Final selection should combine proposal quality with hard evidence on the freelancer's profile. Governance work is consultative and cross-functional, so consistency across past engagements matters more than a single standout project. Weigh credentials, reviews, and the relevance of past industries to your own.

Review portfolio depth across regulated industries similar to yours

Check star ratings, completed project counts, and on-time delivery rate

Read written client reviews for comments on stakeholder management and documentation quality

Verify certifications referenced in the profile, such as CDMP, CIPP, or platform-specific credentials

Confirm payment method verification and account standing

Award the project and structure Milestone Payments around defined deliverables — for example, framework approval, catalog go-live, and final handover documentation — so funds release only when each milestone is accepted

What is the difference between a data governance specialist and a data steward?

A data governance specialist designs the overall framework, policies, standards, and tooling, while a data steward executes day-to-day stewardship within a specific domain such as customer or product data. Specialists are typically strategic and cross-functional; stewards are embedded in business units. Many freelance governance consultants will perform both roles in smaller organizations.

How long does a data governance project take?

A focused engagement such as a policy review, data catalog setup, or GDPR readiness assessment can run a few weeks. A full enterprise governance program with master data management, tool implementation, and stewardship rollout usually spans several months and is delivered in phases. Scope, data complexity, and stakeholder availability are the main drivers.

Do I need a data governance freelancer or a full agency?

For most mid-market companies, an experienced freelance specialist can design and run the program with internal support, which keeps costs predictable and decision-making fast. Agencies make more sense when you need parallel workstreams across legal, security, and large-scale tooling implementations. You can also start with a freelancer and scale up if scope expands.

Can a data governance specialist help with AI and machine learning compliance?

Yes. Modern governance work increasingly covers AI governance, including model inventories, training data lineage, bias documentation, and alignment with frameworks such as the EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF. Look for candidates who reference responsible AI practices alongside traditional data management.

What should I prepare before hiring a data governance specialist?

A short summary of your data sources, current tools, regulatory obligations, known pain points, and the business outcomes you want to achieve is enough to get strong bids. The specialist will run a more detailed discovery once engaged. Having an executive sponsor identified will significantly improve project success.