Data Governance & Catalog Engineer

About the Role

Ejada is seeking a Data Governance & Catalog Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on implementing, configuring, and supporting enterprise Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Data Catalog solutions, primarily utilizing Informatica technologies. The position is central to enabling effective data discovery, metadata governance, business glossary management, data lineage, and data quality initiatives, while also supporting enterprise data governance programs and regulatory compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, configure, and maintain Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC), Axon Data Governance, and Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC) solutions.
• Support enterprise metadata management, business glossary management, data lineage, and data catalog initiatives.
• Configure and onboard data assets, data sources, databases, applications, and enterprise platforms into the data catalog environment.
• Develop and maintain metadata scanning, harvesting, classification, and lineage processes.
• Configure and manage business glossaries, data dictionaries, taxonomy structures, and governance workflows.
• Support metadata governance, stewardship, and data ownership processes across business and technology functions.
• Implement and maintain end-to-end data lineage and impact analysis capabilities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data stewards, data owners, and technical teams to improve governance adoption and metadata quality.
• Support Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data Management programs through Informatica platform capabilities.
• Configure data quality monitoring and governance integrations where required.
• Support user training, platform adoption activities, and governance enablement initiatives.
• Develop governance reports, dashboards, and adoption metrics.
• Troubleshoot platform issues and provide operational support for metadata and governance solutions.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise data governance policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Data Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Informatica Data Governance, Data Catalog, or IDMC certifications.
• Additional certifications in Data Governance, DAMA, CDMP, or Enterprise Data Management are preferred.

Experience Required

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Catalog, or Enterprise Data Management.
• Hands-on experience implementing and supporting Informatica EDC, Axon, and CDGC solutions.
• Experience with metadata management, business glossary management, data lineage, and governance processes.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to contribute to critical data governance initiatives within a professional setting.