Data Catalog Engineer

Credence

Data Catalog Implementation Specialist at Credence designing and implementing data catalog solutions for data governance. Collaborating across teams to ensure compliance and enhance data discovery capabilities.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeTysons • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudD3.jsETLInformaticaPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

- Plan, configure, and deploy a data catalog solution that supports requirements for data discovery, lineage, profiling, governance, and metadata management.
- Ensure full integration with existing data ecosystem, including relational databases, file storage systems, and ETL pipelines.
- Ensure compatibility and compliance with the tools such as Qlik, SAS Viya, SAP Business Objects, D3, UI5, Streamlit, Cloudera.
- Develop and maintain APIs and interfaces for catalog access and system interoperability.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of technical and data assets across organization, including datasets, databases, and all associated metadata.
- Establish and manage frameworks for technical, business, and operational metadata.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to document and enforce policies governing data quality, privacy, access control, and compliance.
- Enable automated lineage, impact analysis, and change management for all cataloged data assets.
- Lead acceptance testing per established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.
- Ensure the solution complies with established DevSecOps standards, security policies, and cloud deployment practices.
- Implement usage, performance, and quality reports to continually improve catalog value and adoption.
- Develop an Implementation Project Plan outlining scope, approach, milestones, and testing procedures in alignment with the IPT (Integrated Project Team).
- Provide comprehensive training materials and user documentation, including manuals, FAQs, and onboarding sessions for stakeholders.
- Deliver visualization tools or flow diagrams to communicate data flow, transformations, and lineage clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related technical discipline (Master’s preferred).
- 8+ years of experience in data governance, metadata management, or data architecture.
- Proven experience implementing enterprise data catalog solutions (e.g., MetaVault, Collibra, Alation, Informatica EDC, Cloudera Data Catalog, or similar).
- Familiarity with DoD or federal data management environments and compliance practices is strongly preferred.
**Technical Skills**
- Expertise in data cataloging tools, metadata modeling, and lineage tracing.
- Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks and standards.
- Proficiency in SQL, data modeling, and integration methods (ETL/ELT).
- Experience with APIs and scripting (Python, REST APIs).
- Working understanding of GovCloud, DevSecOps, and SDLC processes.
- Familiarity with data standards such as EDI, X12, and MILS.
- Experience with Qlik, SAS Viya, and other EA2 stack tools is highly desirable.
**Soft Skills**
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities for technical and executive audiences.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working collaboratively within IPTs or cross-functional project teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Home
- Free Food & Snacks
- Wellness Resources
- Stock Option Plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

data catalogingmetadata managementdata governancedata architectureSQLETLELTAPI developmentPythonmetadata modeling

Soft Skills

communicationdocumentationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcollaboration