Data Governance Architect

Role Overview: As a Data Governance Architect, you will be responsible for partnering with senior stakeholders to define and champion an enterprise data catalog and dictionary strategy. Your role involves overseeing the entire lifecycle of the data catalog, from establishing metadata standards and initial MVPs to executing full-scale enterprise rollouts. You will play a key role in enriching metadata quality, accelerating catalog population, and driving adoption within the organization. Key Responsibilities: - Assess current cataloging and dictionary capabilities, identify gaps, and develop actionable roadmaps for metadata enrichment and adoption promotion. - Identify different data personas using the data catalog and design persona-specific playbooks to enhance adoption. - Design, deploy, and manage scalable data catalog and dictionary solutions using platforms like Alation. - Define architecture and best practices for metadata management to ensure consistency, scalability, and sustainability of the catalog and dictionary. - Identify and catalog critical data elements by capturing clear business terms, glossaries, KPIs, lineage, and persona-specific guides to build a trusted data dictionary. - Develop and enforce policies to maintain metadata quality, manage access, and protect sensitive information within the catalog. - Implement robust processes for catalog population, including automated metadata ingestion, glossary management, lineage tracking, and data classification. - Create reusable frameworks and templates for data definitions and best practices to streamline catalog adoption across teams. Qualification Required: - BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech Company Details: The company is offering a contractual/temporary job for a duration of 6 months.,