Experience: 5+ Years
Silver Spring, Maryland-USA
Job – Alation Developer
Job Description
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or metadata management
- Proven experience with Alation and strong knowledge of its functionalities, including data cataloguing, data lineage, and metadata management
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement data governance solutions using the Alation platform
- Define & implement comprehensive data catalog using Alation and ensuring that data assets are accurately described, categorized.
- Work with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and develop solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
- Work with data stewards to identify critical data elements and define data lineage
- Integrate Alation with other enterprise systems, Data Governance tools / Solutions
- Desi & develop custom workflows and integrations with other systems to automate data governance processes
Troubleshoot and resolve Alation issues. - Strong understanding of data management concepts, metadata (technical and business) and data governance
- Stay up-to-date with the latest Alation features and best practices.
Technical Skills
Technologies
ASP.NET 4.0 or above
Programming Languages
C#
Database Management
MS SQL, Oracle
Integrations
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100%
Software Development
70%
System Integrations
Key Responsibilities
- Define robust architectures for new applications, leveraging and enhancing existing building blocks or creating new reusable components
- Enhances existing applications as per customer requirements
- Provides decision on adjusting product architecture as customer requirements, market conditions and technology evolves
- Identifies and articulates new technology, programming, design methodology, and best practices
- Developments and Maintains Technical Documentation
- Provides estimates on technology solutions delivery and integration effort
- Plays a key system integrator and architect role in implementing web application
- Provides Technical guidance to the proposed solution should be provided to the project teams as needed
- Manages and performs web application deployments
- Perform root cause analysis for production issues and provide solutions in a timely fashion
- Maintain traceability between requirements, design, and test case
- Meet objectives as assigned and interact with the project team to organize timelines, responsibilities, and deliverables.
- Manage and supervise a team of Software Developers.
- Develop and maintain good communication and working relationships with team members
- Lead in the development and implementation of new technologies.
- Lead in testing and evaluating new upgrades to technologies.
- Other activities as determined as important by the Program Manager.
- Job Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying web-based applications with ASP.NET 4.0 or above using C#.
- BS/MS degree in MIS, CS, or a related discipline is required.
- Designing and developing new features and/or maintaining existing applications developed on ASP.NET MVC.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment under deadline pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with various teams.
- Ability to communicate well and work in a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities.
- Applicants selected will be subject to a Public Trust background security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information.
- The place of performance will be on-site at the client (or office) location in Rockville, MD Monday to Friday. The candidate is expected to be at the work location 8 hours a day, covering peak hours of 9 am – 4 pm.