Senior Data Catalog & Metadata Specialist (Remote)

COLSA; Ohio; Remote; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

COLSA is seeking a Senior Data Catalog & Metadata Specialist to support NASA NCAPS. You will map data lineage, establish a shared data catalog, and drive metadata standards across ACPO and the DIISC team. The role emphasizes collaboration with analysts, engineers, and program staff to improve data discovery and trust.

Applicants must have a data catalog or metadata management background, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to undergo a background investigation for NASA Public Trust.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, data science, engineering, math, statistics, operations research, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in data librarian, research data services, data curation, metadata, or data catalog roles.
• U.S. Citizenship required; must be able to undergo a background investigation for NASA Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Catalog and describe datasets with clear, consistent records for discovery and provenance.
• Build taxonomies, vocabularies, business glossary, and metadata standards.
• Set cataloging and metadata standards; ensure adoption across teams.
• Help analysts and engineers locate data, interpret it, and understand provenance.
• Onboard datasets, document provenance and ownership, and identify data quality concerns.
• Map data lineage end-to-end including sources, systems, and transformations.
• Collaborate to select and deploy an enterprise catalog tool (DataHub/Atlan/Collibra/Alation/Microsoft Purview).
• Ensure integration with Dagster and track metadata completeness and freshness metrics.

Skills

Data catalog

Metadata management

Data lineage

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science/Engineering

Tools

DataHub

Atlan

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Amundsen

Dagster

Job description

COLSA is seeking a Senior Data Catalog & Metadata Specialist to support NASA NCAPS. You will map data lineage, establish a shared data catalog, and drive metadata standards across ACPO and the DIISC team. The role emphasizes collaboration with analysts, engineers, and program staff to improve data discovery and trust.

Applicants must have a data catalog or metadata management background, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to undergo a background investigation for NASA Public Trust.