Data Governance Architect

  • Seattle, WA
  • Posted 2 days ago | Updated 2 days ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Data Governance
Data Management
Data Warehouse
Documentation
Lifecycle Management
Data Quality
Analytics

Job Details

Job Title: Data Governance Architect
Location: Seattle, WA- Onsite
Duration: 6+ months
Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain metadata catalogs and data dictionaries.

Support enterprise data governance efforts by documenting data definitions, lineage, and classification.

Collaborate with data stewards to ensure data standards are applied consistently.

Promote data literacy by supporting users in locating and understanding data assets.

Maintain tools and platforms for metadata and data cataloging (e.g., Collibra).

Conduct data inventory and gap analyses.

Monitor and support data lifecycle management processes.

Qualifications:

Bachelor s degree in Library Science, Information Science, Data Management, or related field (Master s preferred).

2 5 years of experience in data management, digital librarianship, or metadata management.

Familiarity with data cataloging tools and metadata standards (DCMI, ISO 11179, etc.).

Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and compliance principles.

Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills.

Additional Information:

Data Librarian/ Metadata Curator/ Taxonomist/ Information Architect/ Knowledge Manager/ Metadata Specialist Similar names referred to in LinkedIn for Roles

Top Skill Areas for a Data Librarian in Analytics Enablement Non-Academic Non-Academic looks to be more niche

User-Centric Data Cataloging & Curation

Expertise with enterprise data catalogs (e.g., Collibra)

Business-friendly documentation, asset tagging and certification

Strong Data Literacy & Enablement Mindset

Developing training materials and self-service guides

Facilitating onboarding to new datasets or tools

Hosting data walk-throughs or office hours

Understanding business processes

Translating technical metadata into business-friendly language

Supporting data democratization and user adoption

Communication Between Data Builders and Consumers

Acting as a translator between engineers and analysts

Gathering, translating, and documenting business and technical user requirements

Shaping naming conventions, glossary terms, and metric definitions

Stakeholder communication and collaboration across teams

BI Tool, Data Warehouse: Awareness & Integration

Familiarity with metadata and catalog integration (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

Supporting lineage and asset descriptions

Basic familiarity with data platforms and tools (e.g., SQL, Azure, BI tools)

Understanding data models, pipelines, APIs, and architecture

Search Optimization & Findability

Creating and enforcing metadata standards for searchability

Ensuring consistent tagging, descriptions, and glossary terms

Creating and applying taxonomies, data models and tagging structures

Knowledge of data lineage, classifications, and business glossary management

Basic understanding of how search engines work; ability to configure metadata standards and field types to optimize search

Soft Skills that Drive Adoption

Empathy for users and understanding their challenges

Advocacy and influence to promote good documentation practices

Curiosity to explore dataset usage and issues

Change management and adaptability to evolving environments

Rahul Reddy Sr. IT Recruiter FindPro Group Inc address: Suite 400 B, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA

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