Position Details
Data Governance Analyst W Apply
Job Description:
Role: Data Governance Analyst
Location: Remote
Key Responsibilities:
- Atlan Platform & Metadata Management
- Support implementation and operational use of the Atlan data catalog
- Curate and maintain
- Business glossary terms
- 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
Business Glossary & Standards
- 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
Governance Process Enablement
- 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
Data Governance & Domain Enablement
- 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
RBAC & Access Support
- Support role-based access control (RBAC) implementation in Atlan
- Assist in:
- Defining base roles and permissions
- Validating domain-based access models
- Supporting access reviews and audits
- Coordinate with security and platform administrators as needed
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
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
Required Qualifications
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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
