Alation Data Engineer

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, GoAhead Solutions, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! GoAhead Solutions has an immediate need for a Alation Data Engineer. This would be a Six to Twelve month contract to start out. This would be an onsite position. Job Description: • Should be able to own the enterprise rollout and implementation of Alation, Manta, and Ataccama/BigEye across multiple LoBs, enforcing metadata, lineage, and data quality standards. • Alation developer who has worked on the tool and can do alation analytics and build api s. • Should be able to design and maintain Python-based automations for metadata onboarding, MDE job orchestration, lineage ingestion, and Alation API integrations with robust logging and audits. • Should be able to establish and operationalize CDE/DCBP frameworks, mapping policy to controls, defining ownership models, and driving steward workflows and approvals. • Should be able to implement repeatable, Excel-configured metadata ingestion pipelines using Alation integration endpoints to onboard schemas, tables, and columns efficiently. • Should be able to integrate and validate lineage via Manta APIs, reconcile logical vs. physical assets/dataflows, and close lineage gaps with platform/app teams. • Should be able to lead business-term rationalization with stewards/architects, standardize attributes (PII, sensitivity, data class, SOO/EOO), and automate cross-system reconciliation. • Should be able to publish governance observability (dashboards, audit logs, job trackers) covering job status, schedule adherence, exceptions, and SLA compliance.