Senior Developer, Data Catalog Management Ciena

3.0 - 7.0 years

0 Lacs

haryana

On-site

As a Data Catalog Developer specializing in the Alation platform at Ciena, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing data catalog solutions. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will ensure that data catalog initiatives meet business needs and enhance data quality across the organization. Your expertise in data catalog development will be critical in improving data management capabilities and supporting strategic decision-making. Partnering With Business Teams You will collaborate with data owners, stewards, and business leaders to gather requirements and define data catalog strategies aligned with business objectives. Acting as a key technical resource between business units and IT teams, you will ensure seamless integration of data catalog solutions with existing systems and processes. Providing guidance and best practices on data modeling, data governance, and data catalog lifecycle management, you will drive user engagement, adoption, and continuous design and configuration across the Alation data catalog program. Project Execution Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing data catalog solutions on the Alation platform, adhering to best practices and industry standards. You will create technical specifications, design documents, and implementation plans for data catalog projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes. Effectively communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences is essential for ensuring alignment and understanding across teams. You will also be responsible for system testing, resolving defects, facilitating discussions around business issues, and engaging relevant resources related to data and integration. Metrics For Success Collaborating with business and IT partners, you will define key performance indicators (KPIs) for data catalog initiatives to align with organizational goals. Establishing data quality metrics to measure the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of data within the catalog will be crucial. Tracking data catalog adoption metrics and their impact on business processes and decision-making, as well as gathering and analyzing stakeholder feedback to continuously enhance data catalog processes and solutions will be part of your success metrics. The Must Haves Education: - Bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field. Experience: - Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in data catalog development, specifically with the Alation platform, demonstrating a successful track record in delivering data catalog projects. Functional Skills - Good understanding of data governance frameworks and methodologies, including data lineage, metadata management, MDM, Reference Data Management, and compliance with data privacy regulations. - Strong understanding of data catalog and data dictionary principles, data management best practices, data quality management, and data governance practices within an Alation environment. - Experience in data querying, profiling, data cleansing, and data transformation processes. Alation Technical Skills - Subject Matter Expert for the Alation platform. - Expertise in configuring the Alation Data Model, data lineage, metadata management. - Proficient in working with Alation APIs. - Experience in managing Reference Data Management (RDM), User Management, UI Config, workflows, loading/exporting data, and optimizing processes. - Design, data modeling creation, and management of large datasets/data models. - Hands-on experience with on-boarding metadata from various sources. General Skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Experience with Agile project management methodologies and tools. Assets - Additional experience in MDM space working on Reltio platform. - Knowledge of Cloud storage solutions. - Experience with programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, API protocols, and data formats. - Experience with data warehouses and data visualization tools. Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and respects its employees. Accommodation measures are available upon request. Join our Talent Community for job alerts.,

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