We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Catalog Solution Engineer / Architect to design, implement, and evolve our enterprise-wide data cataloging platform. This role is pivotal in bridging advanced technical capabilities with business needs, ensuring that data is discoverable, trustworthy, and governed on a scale. You will architect integrations, enforce governance standards, and enable self-service data access across diverse teams and systems. Our client team consists of frontend and backend developers, data analysts and data scientists, architects, analysts, and project managers.
Responsibilities are (but not limited to):
Architect & Implement Data Catalog Solutions
Lead the deployment and configuration of the enterprise data catalog (including data.world), ensuring alignment with organizational data governance frameworks.
Metadata & Lineage Management
Design metadata models, lineage tracking mechanisms, and business glossaries; implement automated metadata enrichment, sensitive data detection, and trust indicators.
Integration & Automation
Develop and maintain connectors to cloud and on-premises systems (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce), implement REST API and webhook integrations, and enable near real-time metadata synchronization.
Data Governance Enablement
Configure RBAC, data ownership models, approval workflows, and lifecycle tracking; establish certification processes for "golden" datasets.
Data Quality & Observability
Integrate with DQ/DO platforms (e.g., Monte Carlo, Anomalo, Soda), display quality metrics in the catalog, and build governance dashboards for monitoring health, freshness, and compliance.
Impact Analysis & Change Management
Utilize lineage graphs to perform upstream/downstream impact assessments, manage schema drift, and coordinate controlled metadata/schema releases.
Collaboration & Adoption
Provide technical guidance to analysts, data engineers, and business stewards; create best-practice documentation, onboarding guides, and training sessions to drive platform adoption.
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