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Data Architect II / Data Catalog Engineer

Southern Company Services
Atlanta, USA
Full-time
Senior · 7+ years experience
Onsite
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Skills

  • Required:
  • 7+ years of experience in data management, metadata management, and data/information governance.
  • 7+ years of experience with enterprise data catalog and metadata management platforms (e.g., Erwin Data Intelligence, Alation, Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra).
  • 7+ years of experience developing and governing data dictionaries, business glossaries, metadata repositories, and related data governance artifacts.
  • 5+ years of experience implementing, operationalizing, and enforcing enterprise data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
  • 5+ years of experience conducting data governance assessments and data quality audits to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance.
  • Administer, configure, and optimize enterprise data catalog and metadata management platforms to ensure security, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Design and implement integrations between data catalog platforms and enterprise data ecosystems, including databases, data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT tools, cloud platforms, and analytics solutions.
  • Develop, manage, and govern business, technical, operational, and reference metadata to improve data quality, consistency, discoverability, and trust.
  • Develop and maintain automated processes for metadata-harvesting, data classification, lineage discovery, governance workflows, and catalog administration.
  • Perform end-to-end data lineage and impact analysis across databases, ETL/ELT pipelines, cloud platforms, and reporting environments to support compliance, change management, and root-cause analysis.
  • Partner with data engineering, analytics, architecture, security, governance, and business stakeholders to enable trusted, well-governed, and easily discoverable data products.
  • Deep understanding of data security, privacy, access controls, and regulatory compliance requirements, including PII, PCI, and AI/ML governance.
  • Education
  • BS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Additional Competency Qualifications
  • Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) preferred
  • Demonstrable experience of emotional intelligence and critical thinking that aided successful outcomes.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills to work with multiple teams.
  • Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, PL/SQL and/or T-SQL programming.
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
  • Proficiency in diagnosing and resolving complex data-related issues.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Extensive experience with application development and software engineering.
  • Knowledge of Physical Database design including but not restricted to table partitioning, indexing strategies, and database performance optimization techniques
  • Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and enterprise ETL/ELT platforms, including SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Informatica
  • Energy utility (Natural Gas and Electricity) industry experience is a plus.
  • This position falls under the company’s Insider Threat Program and will have access to, and control over sensitive data, systems or assets. Enhanced personnel screening, which includes a background review, drug screen and psychological assessment, will be required if you are selected for this position

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in data management, metadata management, and data/information governance.
  • 7+ years of experience with enterprise data catalog and metadata management platforms (e.g., Erwin Data Intelligence, Alation, Databricks Unity Catalog, Collibra).
  • 7+ years of experience developing and governing data dictionaries, business glossaries, metadata repositories, and related data governance artifacts.
  • 5+ years of experience implementing, operationalizing, and enforcing enterprise data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
  • 5+ years of experience conducting data governance assessments and data quality audits to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance.
  • Administer, configure, and optimize enterprise data catalog and metadata management platforms to ensure security, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
  • Design and implement integrations between data catalog platforms and enterprise data ecosystems, including databases, data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT tools, cloud platforms, and analytics solutions.
  • Develop, manage, and govern business, technical, operational, and reference metadata to improve data quality, consistency, discoverability, and trust.
  • Develop and maintain automated processes for metadata-harvesting, data classification, lineage discovery, governance workflows, and catalog administration.
  • Perform end-to-end data lineage and impact analysis across databases, ETL/ELT pipelines, cloud platforms, and reporting environments to support compliance, change management, and root-cause analysis.
  • Partner with data engineering, analytics, architecture, security, governance, and business stakeholders to enable trusted, well-governed, and easily discoverable data products.
  • Deep understanding of data security, privacy, access controls, and regulatory compliance requirements, including PII, PCI, and AI/ML governance.
  • Education
  • BS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Additional Competency Qualifications
  • Demonstrable experience of emotional intelligence and critical thinking that aided successful outcomes.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills to work with multiple teams.
  • Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, PL/SQL and/or T-SQL programming.
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
  • Proficiency in diagnosing and resolving complex data-related issues.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Extensive experience with application development and software engineering.
  • Knowledge of Physical Database design including but not restricted to table partitioning, indexing strategies, and database performance optimization techniques
  • Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and enterprise ETL/ELT platforms, including SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Informatica
  • This position falls under the company’s Insider Threat Program and will have access to, and control over sensitive data, systems or assets. Enhanced personnel screening, which includes a background review, drug screen and psychological assessment, will be required if you are selected for this position

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) preferred
  • Energy utility (Natural Gas and Electricity) industry experience is a plus.

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