Data Analyst

Job ID
134601
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Location
Houston, Texas, United States

Talascend is currently seeking a Data Analyst for a contract opportunity with our client in Houston, Texas.

Overview

The Data Analyst will support enterprise data initiatives by focusing on data understanding, mapping, and metadata management. This role involves working closely with business stakeholders, data engineers, and architects to document data flows, define data mappings, and curate high-quality metadata in Atlan, leveraging Snowflake as the core data platform.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

Preferred 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

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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