Role: Senior Metadata Ingestion Analyst / Senior Data Governance Business Analyst

Duration: Contract

City: Austin

State: Texas

Title: Senior Metadata Ingestion Analyst (Informatica EDC & Axon Data Governance)

Primary Skills: Informatica EDC, Informatica Axon, Metadata Management, Data Governance, Data Lineage, SQL

Secondary Skills: Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Data Quality, Metadata Cataloging, AI Prompt Engineering, Data Literacy

Total Required Experience in Years: 1215%2B Years

Mode of Work: 100% Onsite Austin, TX (Local Candidates Only)

Job Description:

The client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Metadata Ingestion Analyst / Senior Data Governance Business Analyst to support enterprise metadata management, data governance, business glossary development, and data lineage initiatives within a Health and Human Services environment.

The selected consultant will act as a critical liaison between technical IT teams and business stakeholders, helping bridge the gap between complex enterprise data systems and operational users. This role will support metadata acquisition, enrichment, governance, cataloging, lineage analysis, and AI-assisted metadata discovery initiatives using Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) and Axon Data Governance.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in metadata management, data governance, business intelligence, healthcare-related data environments, and enterprise glossary development.

Key Responsibilities:

Metadata Management & Governance

• Support enterprise metadata acquisition, ingestion, and enrichment initiatives.

• Connect EIM cataloging and lineage systems with source systems across the organization.

• Automate metadata collection and update processes for critical enterprise data assets.

• Develop and maintain business glossaries and metadata repositories.

• Support enterprise data lineage analysis and metadata governance initiatives.

• Ensure metadata standards align with agency governance and compliance requirements.

Strategic Liaison & Business Analysis

• Gather and document business requirements related to metadata and glossary initiatives.

• Work with program teams, project sponsors, SMEs, and IT teams to identify metadata requirements.

• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.

• Act as the primary point of contact for metadata and glossary-related business needs.

• Support enterprise analytics and reporting initiatives through metadata governance.

Data Reporting & Analytics

• Extract, integrate, and analyze metadata from multiple enterprise data sources.

• Collaborate with analysts and business users to create metadata reporting and visualization solutions.

• Validate metadata quality and completeness.

• Support official reporting and metadata enrichment initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with agency reporting standards and governance policies.

AI Prompting & Metadata Synthesis

• Develop AI-assisted metadata retrieval and analysis strategies.

• Create reusable AI prompt libraries and query templates.

• Guide business users in effective AI prompt creation.

• Validate AI-generated outputs and identify hallucination risks.

• Promote responsible AI practices for metadata analysis and reporting.

Data Literacy & Training

• Champion metadata literacy and data governance awareness across the organization.

• Develop training materials, tutorials, and user documentation.

• Conduct workshops and training sessions for technical and non-technical users.

• Promote adoption of metadata tools and enterprise glossary solutions.

• Support organizational data-driven decision-making initiatives.

Collaboration & Problem Resolution

• Partner with Data Engineering, Data Governance, Analytics, and Program teams.

• Troubleshoot metadata quality and lineage issues.

• Develop mitigation strategies for metadata inconsistencies.

• Provide guidance on metadata interpretation and business glossary usage.

• Stay current with emerging metadata management and AI technologies.

Required Skills:

• 1215%2B years of Data Governance, Metadata Management, Business Analysis, or Data Management experience.

• Experience gathering business requirements for metadata and glossary initiatives.

• Experience translating metadata acquisition requirements into actionable governance solutions.

• Strong experience communicating technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.

• Experience serving as:

  • Senior Business Analyst

  • Data Governance Analyst

  • Metadata Analyst

  • Data Liaison

• Advanced SQL experience for:

  • Data Extraction

  • Data Manipulation

  • Metadata Enrichment

• Experience supporting metadata lineage analysis and governance programs.

• Strong Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse experience.

• Experience acting as the primary liaison for metadata and glossary initiatives.

• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Mandatory Experience:

• Experience with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC).

• Experience with Informatica Axon Data Governance.

• Experience with enterprise metadata cataloging and glossary management.

• Experience with Data Governance principles and frameworks.

• Experience with Data Quality management practices.

• Experience working in Health and Human Services or similarly regulated environments.

• Strong understanding of agency metadata requirements.

• Experience championing enterprise data literacy initiatives.

• Experience training and mentoring users with varying levels of data literacy.

• Experience with AI Prompt Development and AI-assisted data discovery.

Preferred Skills:

• Informatica Data Quality (IDQ).

• Informatica MDM.

• Enterprise Metadata Management Platforms.

• Data Catalog and Data Lineage Solutions.

• Healthcare Analytics.

• Medicaid Data.

• Data Stewardship Programs.

• Enterprise Data Governance Frameworks.

• Public Sector Experience.

• Snowflake or Cloud Data Platforms.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Data Management, Business Analytics, or related field.

• Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Education:

• Bachelor\'s Degree Required.

• Master\'s Degree Preferred.

Certifications:

• CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) preferred.

• Informatica EDC Certification preferred.

• Informatica Axon Certification preferred.

• DAMA Data Governance Certification preferred.

• CBAP Certification preferred.

Additional Information:

• Location: Austin, Texas

• Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

• Local Austin-area candidates only.

• Face-to-Face Interview Required.

• Informatica EDC and Axon experience is mandatory.

• Health and Human Services experience is mandatory.

• Data Governance and Metadata Management experience is mandatory.

• Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse experience is required.

• AI Prompt Development experience is highly preferred.