Data Governance Specialist (Alation Expert)

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