Data Governance Analyst; W2

Job Description

Role:
Data Governance Analyst

Location:

Remote

• Support implementation and operational use of the Atlan data catalog
• Curate and maintain business glossary terms
• Curate and maintain technical metadata (tables, columns, schemas)
• Ownership and stewardship assignments
• Tags, classifications, and data domains
• Assist with metadata ingestion, validation, and quality checks
• Support lineage review and validation with technical teams
• Ensure metadata aligns with governance standards and business context

• Assist with development and maintenance of the business glossary
• Ensure definitions are clear, consistent, and business friendly
• Help align business terms to technical assets in the catalog
• Support review and approval workflows for glossary and metadata updates

• Support the execution of data governance processes and standards
• Assist with onboarding data domains and subject areas into Atlan
• Help document governance procedures, guidelines, and best practices
• Track governance activities and support issue intake and resolution

• Partner with data owners and data stewards to onboard data domains into Atlan
• Support domain-based governance models, including:
  • Domain classification
  • Ownership accountability
  • Domain scoped access considerations
• Help define and document governance processes, standards, and operating procedures
• Assist with stewardship workflows, approvals, and issue resolution

• Support role-based access control (RBAC) implementation in Atlan
• Define base roles and permissions
• Validate domain-based access models
• Support access reviews and audits
• Coordinate with security and platform administrators as needed

• Act as a liaison between business, technical, and governance teams
• Support governance working groups and implementation planning sessions
• Identify opportunities to improve metadata quality, usability, and adoption
• Track and report on governance and catalog adoption metrics

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analytics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5-7 years of experience in:
• Data governance
• Data management
• Metadata management
• Analytics or data platform support
• Experience working with a data catalog or governance platform (Atlan preferred; Collibra, Alation acceptable)
• Strong understanding of:
• Business vs. technical metadata
• Data domains and ownership models
• Data governance concepts and best practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Hands on experience supporting an Atlan implementation
• Familiarity with:
• Snowflake or cloud data platforms
• BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Data quality concepts and tooling
• Exposure to data quality, privacy, or compliance initiatives
• Experience supporting enterprise data programs or platform implementations
• Knowledge of data privacy, sensitivity classification, or compliance frameworks