Lead Alation Developer u2013 Data Governance

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Alation Developer to lead the implementation, configuration, integration, and administration of Alation Data Catalog for a large global enterprise. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Alation, Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Cataloging, Data Lineage, Data Quality, and Data Stewardship, along with experience working with modern cloud data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, configuration, development, and administration of Alation Data Catalog.
• Configure data sources, metadata ingestion, custom fields, templates, tags, policies, and governance workflows.
• Implement and maintain data lineage, business glossary, data dictionary, data classification, and data stewardship capabilities.
• Integrate Alation with enterprise data platforms and automate metadata onboarding.
• Develop integrations using Alation APIs, REST APIs, SQL, and Python.
• Monitor and troubleshoot metadata ingestion, crawler jobs, integrations, and catalog issues.
• Collaborate with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Architects, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Define and implement data governance and data quality standards.
• Lead/mentor Alation developers and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in solution design, technical discussions, and stakeholder presentations.

Requirements

• 814 years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Engineering, or related areas.
• Strong hands-on experience with Alation Data Catalog.
• Experience in Alation implementation, configuration, administration, and integrations.
• Strong understanding of Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Data Quality, and Data Stewardship.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with Python/scripting.
• Experience with REST APIs and Alation APIs.
• Experience working with Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, or other modern data platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.

Qualifications

• BTech/MTech/MCA
• Experience Level: 814 years
• Location: Hyderabad / Pune

Job Type

Full time

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