Lead Alation Developer – Data Governance & Data Catalog

DATAECONOMY

Pune District

Hybrid

INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (INR 5 Lakh family)

Group Personal Accident Insurance

Group Term Life Insurance

Flexible hybrid work arrangements

21 days annual leave + 10 holidays

Break-out area with refreshments

Job summary

DATAECONOMY is seeking an experienced Lead Alation Developer to lead the implementation, configuration, integration, and administration of Alation Data Catalog for a global enterprise. Location is Hyderabad / Pune with hybrid work options.

The ideal candidate brings 8–14 years in Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Alation, with strong SQL and Python skills and experience integrating data platforms like Snowflake, AWS, and Azure.

Qualifications

8–14 years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, 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.

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.

Skills

Alation Data Catalog

Data Governance

Metadata Management

Data Lineage

Data Quality

Data Stewardship

SQL

Python

Education

BTech/MTech/MCA

Tools

Alation

REST APIs

SQL

Python

Snowflake

Job description

Lead Alation Developer – Data Governance & Data Catalog

Job Title: Lead Alation Developer – Data Governance & Data Catalog Experience Level: 8–14 Years Location: Hyderabad / Pune

Qualification: BTech/MTech/MCA Mode of Work: Hybrid

We are looking for an experiencedLead Alation Developerto lead the implementation, configuration, integration, and administration ofAlation Data Catalogfor a large global enterprise.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience withAlation, 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 ofAlation Data Catalog.
Configure data sources, metadata ingestion, custom fields, templates, tags, policies, and governance workflows.
Implement and maintaindata lineage, business glossary, data dictionary, data classification, and data stewardshipcapabilities.
Integrate Alation with enterprise data platforms and automate metadata onboarding.
Develop integrations usingAlation 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

8–14 yearsof experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Engineering, or related areas.
Strong hands-on experience withAlation Data Catalog.
Experience inAlation implementation, configuration, administration, and integrations.
Strong understanding ofData Governance, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Data Quality, and Data Stewardship.
Strong SQL skills and experience withPython/scripting.
Experience withREST APIs and Alation APIs.
Experience working withSnowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, or other modern data platforms.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.