Alation Data Governance Architect

LTM

$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-15 years in Data Governance and Data Management
  • Strong experience with Alation is mandatory
  • Expertise in Snowflake is required, experience with Databricks and Power BI/Tableau is a plus
  • Solid understanding of data marketplace and product concepts
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
  • Preferred certification in DAMA/CDMP and cloud certifications for AWS/Azure
  • Experience in large-scale enterprise data transformation programs

Responsibilities

  • Define enterprise data governance framework, policies, and standards
  • Architect and operationalize an enterprise data marketplace
  • Lead end-to-end implementation of Alation, including cataloging and lineage
  • Establish metadata lineage and data quality frameworks
  • Set up governance operating model, including council and stewardship workflows
  • Engage and collaborate with stakeholders, including CDO and business risk teams
  • Integrate governance platform with cloud data and BI ecosystems

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Flexibility to work onsite in multiple locations (Orlando, Seattle, Burbank)
  • Focus on modern and scalable data governance solutions
  • Support for achieving key deliverables that drive data discoverability and compliance
Full Job Description
Role description

Data Governance Architect Data Marketplace Alation

Orlando FL or Seattle WA Or Burbank CA Onsite any one of the locations

Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Governance Architect to design and operationalize a modern scalable data governance framework with a strong focus on data marketplace enablement and Alation implementation This role drives enterprisewide data discoverability trust and reuse while ensuring compliance and business value realization

Key Responsibilities

Define enterprise data governance framework policies standards operating model

Architect and operationalize enterprise data marketplace

Lead endtoend Alation implementation cataloging lineage glossary

Establish metadata lineage and data quality frameworks

Set up governance operating model council stewardship workflows

Engage stakeholders including CDO business and risk teams

Integrate governance platform with cloud data and BI ecosystems

Required Skills Experience

10-15 years in Data Governance Data Management

Strong experience with Alation mandatory

Expertise in Snowflake must and good to have skillset in Databricks Power BITableau

Strong understanding of data marketplace and data product concepts

Experience in cloud platforms AWSAzure

Key Deliverables 612 months

Governance framework rollout

Operational data marketplace

Alation deployed across domains

Business glossary and metadata catalog established

Data certification workflows implemented

KPIs Success Metrics

Marketplace adoption rate

Active Alation users

Data reuse increase

Reduction in data discovery time

Improvement in data quality metrics

Reduction in duplicate datasets

Preferred Qualifications

DAMACDMP certification

Cloud certifications AWSAzure

Experience in largescale enterprise data transformation programs

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