Alation Administrator

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Experience: 3+ Years

Location: Remote 

Job Type: Full time Contract

Shift Timing: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST

Salary: Upto 1.17 LPM

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Alation Administrator with strong hands-on expertise in Alation platform administration, user access management, cloud integrations, and data governance. The ideal candidate should have practical experience supporting enterprise-scale Alation implementations and working with the latest Alation capabilities, including Data Quality integrations and Data Products.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and maintain the Alation platform in an enterprise environment.

Manage user access, permissions, roles, and license allocation across business teams.

Govern and optimize Alation Creator license utilization based on organizational requirements.

Configure and support Alation integrations within cloud environments.

Collaborate with data governance, analytics, and engineering teams to enhance metadata management and data discovery.

Implement and support Data Quality integrations within Alation.

Enable and support Data Mesh initiatives through metadata and data quality frameworks.

Monitor platform performance, security, and user adoption.

Mandatory Skills

Alation Administration

Strong experience in Alation administration and platform support.

Expertise in user management, role-based access control (RBAC), permissions, and governance.

Experience managing Alation Creator licenses and role assignments.

Cloud Integration

Hands-on experience integrating and supporting Alation in cloud environments.

Experience with enterprise cloud-based data platforms and services.

Alation Feature Expertise

Hands-on experience with:

Critical Data Element (CDE) Manager

Built-in Data Quality (DQ)

Curation Automation

AI Studio

Data Products

Data Product Marketplace

Data Quality Integration

Experience integrating external Data Quality tools with Alation.

Understanding of Data Quality metrics and governance frameworks.

Knowledge of Data Mesh concepts and how DQ integrations support Data Mesh architecture.

Preferred Skills

Data Governance

Metadata Management

Data Catalog Management

Data Stewardship

Data Lineage

Data Quality Management

Data Mesh Architecture

Cloud Data Platforms

Required Keywords

Alation, Data Catalog, Metadata Management, Data Governance, User Access Management, Role Administration, RBAC, Cloud Integration, Data Quality, DQ Integration, Critical Data Element Manager, CDE Manager, Curation Automation, AI Studio, Data Products, Data Product Marketplace, Data Mesh, Data Stewardship, Data Lineage.