Data Catalog Analyst

ALSTOM Gruppe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Bengaluru seeks a Data Catalog Analyst to drive data governance practices and adoption of the Data Catalog across the business. You’ll work with Data Owners, Data Stewards and users to structure requirements, support testing, and contribute to training materials.

You’ll transform user needs into formal requirements, facilitate workshops, maintain metadata standards, and ensure alignment with governance rules while promoting a collaborative, scalable data culture.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience).
• Basic understanding of Data Governance and Data Catalog principles (metadata, glossary, ownership) and data modeling.
• Basic knowledge or experience with the Collibra platform is a plus.
• Ability to translate business needs into structured and formalized requirements.
• Strong skills in documentation, structuration, and synthesizing information.
• Experience preparing and facilitating workshops and training sessions.
• Organized, rigorous, and user-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication skills with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Collect user needs and formalize them into functional requirements.
• Define and structure functional requirements and user stories.
• Support functional testing and validation activities.
• Prepare and facilitate workshops with business users, Data Owners, and Data Stewards.
• Contribute to training materials, user guides, and onboarding documentation.
• Ensure high-quality, structured documentation (metadata standards, glossary usage, catalog guidelines).
• Drive adoption of the Data Catalog through change management and communication efforts.
• Ensure alignment between Data Catalog usage and Data Governance rules, roles, and processes.
• Contribute to Data Governance community activities as needed.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Documentation

Structuration

Synthesis

Education

Degree in a relevant field (Data Management, CS, IS)

Tools

Collibra

Job description

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At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Data Catalog Analyst in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your data governance expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates.

You’ll play a pivotal role in driving the adoption and operational use of Alstom’s Data Catalog, ensuring alignment with our Data Governance principles and standards. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including Data Owners, Data Stewards, and business users), support functional design and testing activities, and contribute to training and documentation initiatives.

You’ll specifically take care of structuring user needs and functional requirements, but also support change management and communication activities to foster adoption of the Data Catalog.

We’ll look to you for:

Collecting and formalizing user needs

Defining and structuring functional requirements and user stories

Supporting functional testing and validation activities

Preparing and facilitating workshops with business users, Data Owners, and Data Stewards

Contributing to training materials, user guides, and onboarding documentation

Ensuring high-quality and structured documentation (e.g., metadata standards, glossary usage, catalog guidelines)

Driving adoption of the Data Catalog through change management and communication efforts

Ensuring alignment between Data Catalog usage and Data Governance rules, roles, and processes

Contributing to Data Governance community activities as needed

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience)

Basic understanding of Data Governance and Data Catalog principles (e.g., metadata, glossary, ownership) and data modeling

Basic knowledge or experience with the Collibra platform is a plus

Ability to translate business needs into structured and formalized requirements

Strong skills in documentation, structuration, and synthesizing information

Experience preparing and facilitating workshops and training sessions

Organized, rigorous, and user-oriented mindset

Excellent communication skills with both business and technical stakeholders

Fluent English (written and spoken)

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

Work with cutting-edge tools and processes in data governance

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues

Contribute to innovative projects that make a real impact

Utilise our flexible and inclusive working environment

Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

Benefit from our investment in your development through award-winning learning opportunities

Progress towards roles such as Data Governance Specialist or Product Owner

Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.