Data Governance Specialist - Alation

Job Title : Data Governance Specialist - Alation Expert

Experience : 6 to 10 years

Location : Remote

Job Description :

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 :

- 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 :

- 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.