Data Governance Analyst

Description :

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage and maintain enterprise data catalog platforms such as Alation, Collibra, or Informatica EDC.
• Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to enhance data discoverability, quality, and lineage tracking.
• Write and optimize SQL queries to analyze, validate, and reconcile large datasets.
• Translate complex technical data logic into business-friendly insights and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with data governance standards, including metadata management and data privacy policies.
• Facilitate collaboration across business units to align data definitions and governance processes.
• Contribute to the development of data stewardship frameworks and best Skills & Experience :
• 710 years of experience in Data Stewardship, Data Governance, or Data Analytics roles.
• Hands-on experience with Alation or similar platforms (Collibra, Informatica EDC, Atlan).
• Strong SQL skills for querying and validating large datasets.
• Solid understanding of ETL / ELT pipelines and data engineering concepts.
• Proven ability to translate technical data concepts into business-consumable language.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Business, Data Engineering, Analytics).
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related Qualifications :
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., GCP, Snowflake, BigQuery).
• Understanding of data lineage, data quality, and data privacy frameworks.
• Exposure to BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and their integration with data catalogs.
• Knowledge of metadata standards (business glossary, technical metadata, usage metadata).

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