Data Catalog & Governance Architect

Pay Range: $45.00hr - $50.00hr

Job Overview:

This position supports the organization's data governance efforts by leading the design, configuration, implementation, documentation, and administration of the enterprise education data catalog. The role establishes catalog standards, metadata models, stewardship workflows, user roles, documentation, and governance practices needed to launch and sustain the catalog. The candidate will work with program areas, information system owners, data controllers, data stewards, reporting teams, and the Data Governance Committee to ensure education data assets are discoverable, trusted, secure, and aligned with data governance, privacy, security, and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, configure, and administer the organization's enterprise education data catalog, including alignment to Common Education Data Standards (CEDS), metadata models, catalog standards, asset classifications, user roles, permissions, and governance workflows.
• Develop and maintain metadata management processes, business glossaries, taxonomies, data classifications, and standards to support data governance, consistency, and discoverability of education data assets.
• Establish and monitor data quality, data lineage, and metadata documentation practices to improve transparency, traceability, trust, and understanding of data assets and reporting resources.
• Develop, document, and maintain technical procedures, catalog configurations, workflows, integrations, and user guidance related to the data catalog and associated governance processes.
• Coordinate with program areas, data stewards, system owners, analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to implement catalog integrations and support data governance, reporting, analytics, and compliance activities.
• Provide training, technical assistance, and support to catalog users and stakeholders on metadata standards, catalog functionality, data governance practices, and data literacy concepts.
• Monitor catalog performance, metadata completeness, user adoption, and implementation progress; identify and implement improvements to enhance catalog functionality, usability, and data quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of data governance and data catalog priorities.

Required Experience and Education:

• Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to support K-12 data governance, metadata management, data catalog design and administration, data analysis, and related technical responsibilities.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with education systems data catalogs, metadata management, or data governance platforms.
• Knowledge of FERPA, the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS), and applicable privacy and security requirements.
• Knowledge of data stewardship, lineage, quality, classification, and metadata standards.
• Proficiency in SQL and interpreting database schemas, data flows, and business rules.
• Experience with business glossaries, taxonomies, workflows, and metadata ingestion.
• Knowledge of data warehousing, modeling, integration, and enterprise architecture.
• Ability to troubleshoot configuration issues, validate metadata, and resolve documentation gaps.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar platforms.
• Experience with education, public-sector, compliance, or secure data environments.