Alation Data Governance Lead

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Title: Alation Data Governance Lead

Location: Remote(Person should be OK to work from PST time zone)

Job Type: Contract

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:

· 5+ 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.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $75.00-$80.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote