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Job Title
Data Analyst (Data Mapping & Metadata Management)
Location / Worksite
Hybrid / Onsite (Client Location) – United States
About Augment Professional Services (APS)
Augment Professional Services (APS) partners with leading organizations across the Energy, Technology, Utilities, and Engineering sectors to deliver specialized talent, consulting expertise, and project support. Our mission is to connect experienced professionals with organizations executing complex projects and critical infrastructure initiatives.
Position Overview
The Data Analyst will support enterprise data initiatives with a focus on data understanding, mapping, and metadata management within modern data platforms. This role operates at the intersection of business and technology, partnering with stakeholders, data engineers, and architects to ensure clarity, consistency, and usability of enterprise data assets.
The position is responsible for documenting data flows, defining source-to-target mappings, and curating high-quality metadata within Atlan, while leveraging Snowflake as the core data platform. The Data Analyst will play a key role in improving data transparency, enabling self-service analytics, and supporting governance and audit readiness through structured documentation and metadata practices.
Key Responsibilities
Data Mapping & Documentation
- Create and maintain source-to-target mappings, data flow diagrams, and transformation logic documentation for Snowflake data assets
- Analyze source systems and Snowflake tables to document data lineage, relationships, and dependencies
- Partner with data engineers and architects to validate mappings and ensure alignment with Snowflake data models
Metadata & Atlan Content
- Publish and maintain data assets, schemas, tables, columns, and glossary terms in Atlan
- Document business definitions, data ownership, freshness, and usage guidance within Atlan
- Curate and maintain trusted data catalogs to support governance and self-service data discovery
- Ensure metadata accuracy, completeness, and consistency across Snowflake and Atlan
Data Analysis & Validation
- Use Snowflake SQL to analyze datasets for data understanding, completeness, and quality
- Validate data transformations and downstream consumption against documented mappings
- Support impact analysis by identifying affected data assets using Snowflake lineage and Atlan metadata
Collaboration & Enablement
- Serve as a bridge between business, engineering, and governance teams for data understanding
- Support governance, observability, and audit readiness through strong documentation and metadata practices
- Contribute to standards and best practices for data documentation and metadata management
Qualifications:
Required Technical Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
- Strong SQL skills with hands-on experience querying Snowflake
- Experience creating data mapping documents, lineage, and technical data documentation
- Familiarity with metadata management and data catalog concepts
- Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills
- Nice to have experience in ETRM and FP&A modeling for Power and Gas.
Preferred Experience / Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Atlan (or similar tools such as Collibra, Alation)
- Experience working with ELT pipelines and Snowflake data warehouses
- Familiarity with data governance, data quality, or observability practices
- Exposure to AWS-based data ecosystems
- Experience supporting enterprise or ERP-driven data platforms
Success Measures
- Complete and accurate data mappings aligned with Snowflake implementations
- High-quality, trusted metadata curated in Atlan
- Reduced data ambiguity and faster onboarding for downstream users
- Improved governance, lineage visibility, and impact analysis
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Augment Professional Services (APS) delivers specialized talent, consulting expertise, and project support to organizations operating in complex technical environments. Our teams partner with clients across the Technology, Energy, Utilities, and EPC sectors to support critical initiatives in digital transformation, infrastructure modernization, engineering delivery, and industrial construction.
Through a flexible services model that includes managed services, project-based delivery, and embedded technical expertise, APS helps organizations accelerate innovation, scale capabilities, and execute high-impact initiatives with confidence.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Augment Professional Services (APS) is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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