Alation Manta Consultant

Service Line Educational Requirements Responsibilities

• Configure, implement, and support Alation Data Catalog and Manta Data Lineage platforms.
• Perform metadata ingestion, cataloging, profiling, and governance across enterprise data sources.
• Configure and maintain Alation connectors, scanners, and metadata synchronization jobs.
• Implement and manage automated end-to-end data lineage using Manta across databases, ETL tools, BI platforms, and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, technical documentation, and metadata standards.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Stewards, Architects, and Business Teams to improve data discovery and governance.
• Configure and manage roles, permissions, access controls, and data stewardship workflows in Alation.
• Perform impact analysis, root cause analysis, and dependency mapping using Manta lineage.
• Integrate Alation and Manta with data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, Informatica, dbt, Airflow, SQL Server, Oracle, and Hadoop.
• Validate metadata quality, lineage accuracy, and governance compliance across enterprise systems.
• Troubleshoot cataloging, lineage extraction, metadata ingestion, and platform performance issues.
• Develop custom solutions using SQL, Python, APIs, and scripting to automate metadata and governance processes.
• Support data governance, regulatory compliance, audit, and risk management initiatives.
• Create dashboards, reports, and governance metrics for stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Conduct user training, onboarding, and knowledge-sharing sessions on Alation and Manta usage.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, requirement gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and production support activities.
• Maintain documentation for metadata management, lineage architecture, governance processes, and implementation best practices.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Alation Data Catalog
• Manta Data Lineage
• SQL
• Python
• Data Governance
• Metadata Management
• Data Lineage
• ETL/ELT Tools (Informatica, Talend, SSIS, Airflow, dbt)
• Snowflake

Preferred Skills

• Technology - Consulting - Data Governance