Data Catalog Consultant- Freelancer

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• Be a trusted thought leader for business data stewards, technical data stewards, domain data stewards and/or Chief Data Officers.
• Develop metadata strategy and data governance frameworks tailored to customer’s needs and strategy but aligned with industry best practices.
• Help customers establish required operating model for driving governance of data and metadata while providing guidelines related to practices, policies, and standards both at a technical and functional level.
• Liaise with information security teams, business data stewards, and data quality teams to define priorities and roadmaps for managing and mitigating risks related to data security and data privacy.
• Drive upskilling and adoption initiatives within customer organizations.
• Help build self-help materials and templates for customers.
• Identify and define opportunities for automating data governance and data cataloguing processes.
• Collaborate with Lingaro’s technology and delivery teams across different timezones for implementation of data management and governance solutions.
• Keep the practice at the forefront of Data Management and Governance Consulting (by interacting with the ecosystem, attending conferences, getting certifications, interactions with external advisors, reading articles).
• Assess and apply the latest developments in data management and standards.
• High learning agility demonstrating willingness to learn and apply other skills and technologies.

• 10-15 years of experience in metadata management and data governance practices, systems and processes.
• 3+ years of experience in consulting roles leading data governance initiatives
• Certifications in Alation, Atlan
• Rich experience in Databricks Unity Catalog or MS Purview
• Proven hands-on experience in one or more of the above tools, including data cataloging, lineage mapping, and data governance.
• Experience in installation, configuration, administration of Data Catalog both cloud hosted and SaaS.
• Experience in Integration of Data Catalog with cloud and on-prem data sources.
• Building accelerators on top of off-the-shelf Data Catalogs using available SDK/API.
• Deep understanding of frameworks such as DAMA, DCAM, and any relevant certifications
• Bachelor’s degree in any quantitative discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to work with CXOs and senior business leaders in defining data governance roadmaps.
• Ability to clearly articulate, influence, and thought partner with senior business leaders.
• Deep Understanding of modern concepts as Data Catalog 3.0 / Active Metadata, Data Observability, Data Fabric and Data Mesh
• Exposure to driving data governance maturity assessment initiatives.
• Understanding of modern technology trends in data management and data stacks in data management and governance including but not necessarily limited to the above tools.
• Experience in running customer workshops and other collaboration sessions to discover customer priorities, understand current state, and determine maturity/readiness to execute on enterprise Data Management & Governance vision.
• Experience in automation of workflows using tools like Power Automate

• MS Fabric certification
• Engineering experience on Databricks
• Technology expertise with any other data management tools
• Experience in metadata migration projects
• Knowledge of other data management services on Azure, GCP, or AWS like GCP Dataplex, Snowflake, Synapse, Purview
• Experience in FMCG or Healthcare industry.
• Knowledge of industry specific data security practices and regulations.
• Experience in Data Quality or Master Data Management.

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