Position: Data Governance Specialist (Alation Expert), Remote

Department: Information Technology | Role: Full-time | Experience: 5 to 10 Years | Number of Positions: 1 | Location: Remote

Skillset:

Data Governance Alation, Enterprise Metrics Catalog, Metadata, Data Governance Framework, Excellent English communication skills

Job Description:

About the Role:

The consultant will work closely with the Director of Data Governance to operationalize strategy, ensuring critical business metrics are well-defined, accessible, and aligned with governance standards. The role will also support data quality initiatives and manage sensitive PII data in compliance with policy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Director of Data Governance to deliver practical Alation implementation plans.

• Lead hands-on configuration, server administration, and maintenance of Alation.

• Build and maintain an enterprise metrics catalog within Alation.

• Define and enforce data governance policies, standards, and workflows.

• Support data discovery, lineage, and stewardship processes.

• Ensure appropriate cataloging and governance of PII data.

• Support data quality initiatives, including defining rules and facilitating resolution.

• Maintain high-quality, complete metadata in the catalog.

• Serve as the subject matter expert on Alation best practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 6 to 8 years in data governance, metadata management, or data management roles.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and administering Alation at scale.

• Proven experience building and maintaining a metrics catalog.

• Knowledge of PII data governance and data quality management.

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information:

• Location: Remote for first year and the might extend to remote or WFO in Hyderabad

• Work timing: Pacific Time i.e., 8:30 PM IST to 5:30 AM IST

• Additional Nightnshift allowance will be paid

• Role: Client facing and since it involves communication with executive members, so English communication needs to be excellent

Required Qualification:

Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Technology (B.E./B.Tech.)- IT, CS, E&CE, MCA

With a fast-growing analytics, business intelligence, and IT automation company