Data Catalog & Governance Lead for Trustworthy AI

Aptino, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptino, Inc. is seeking a Data Catalog & Governance Specialist to ensure data feeding the trusted context layer is cataloged, curated, and governed for reliable AI usage.

You will collaborate with the Enterprise Context Architect, Graph Engineer, and Ontology Specialist to define metadata, governance controls, and catalog structures. You will bridge business and IT, onboarding diverse data sources, establishing roles and workflows, and driving adoption through training and metrics.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in data cataloging, metadata management, or data governance.
• Experience with leading catalog and governance tools (e.g., Purview, AWS Glue, Dataplex, Collibra, Alation, Informatica).
• Strong grasp of metadata concepts: technical, business, operational metadata, glossaries, lineage, and data quality.
• Experience onboarding diverse data sources (databases, data lakes, warehouses, SaaS apps).
• Familiarity with privacy and regulatory requirements and governance frameworks.
• Understanding how catalog metadata supports semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and AI use cases.

Responsibilities

• Shape the catalog: define structure, metadata model, and standards.
• Configure and scan data sources and manage catalog tools.
• Curate metadata: glossaries, terms, descriptions, tags, classifications.
• Apply governance: data classification, sensitivity, access policies, quality rules, lineage.
• Engage stewards: establish roles, workflows, and accountability.
• Integrate the solution with semantic and graph layers, ensure consistency.
• Drive adoption through training, documentation, and metrics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Facilitation

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Catalog tooling familiarity

Tools

Microsoft Purview

AWS Glue Data Catalog

Google Dataplex

Google Knowledge Catalog

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Job description

Aptino, Inc. is seeking a Data Catalog & Governance Specialist to ensure data feeding the trusted context layer is cataloged, curated, and governed for reliable AI usage.

You will collaborate with the Enterprise Context Architect, Graph Engineer, and Ontology Specialist to define metadata, governance controls, and catalog structures. You will bridge business and IT, onboarding diverse data sources, establishing roles and workflows, and driving adoption through training and metrics.