Data Catalog Specialist – Metadata & Discoverability

aFit; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

aFit Staffing is seeking a Metadata Catalog Specialist to build out a client’s data catalog, tagging and classifying datasets, curating catalog entries, and producing dataset-level documentation. You will administer the catalog platform, manage access, and implement standards during onboarding waves with business stewards.

You will contribute to taxonomies and glossaries, improve discovery, and ensure metadata quality across the catalog, while training end users on tool usage and governance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in metadata management, data cataloging, or data stewardship execution roles.
• Hands-on experience scanning, classifying, and tagging datasets within a data catalog or governance platform.
• Experience developing or maintaining taxonomies, ontologies, or business glossaries.
• Direct experience with Microsoft Purview catalog scanning and classification.
• Experience working directly with business or agency stakeholders during data onboarding, including end-user training.
• Familiarity with privacy/sensitivity classification frameworks.
• Familiarity with Informatica or Databricks metadata capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Execute metadata scanning and classification of datasets as systems are onboarded by wave.
• Tag and curate catalog entries in accordance with the enterprise metadata model and cataloging standards.
• Produce dataset-level documentation for cataloged and inventoried datasets.
• Administer the data catalog platform, including user access, workflow configuration, and connector/scanner setup.
• Contribute to and maintain business glossary terms, taxonomies, and classification hierarchies.
• Improve dataset discoverability through consistent tagging, descriptions, and search optimization within the catalog.
• Assist with catalog standardization and implementation during onboarding waves.
• Train and support end users and data stewards on catalog tool usage and metadata standards.

Skills

metadata management

data cataloging

data stewardship

stakeholder engagement

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Informatica

Databricks

Job description

aFit Staffing is seeking a Metadata Catalog Specialist to build out a client’s data catalog, tagging and classifying datasets, curating catalog entries, and producing dataset-level documentation. You will administer the catalog platform, manage access, and implement standards during onboarding waves with business stewards.

You will contribute to taxonomies and glossaries, improve discovery, and ensure metadata quality across the catalog, while training end users on tool usage and governance