Data Architect II / Data Catalog Engineer

Southern Company • Atlanta, GA

16h

About The Position

Southern Company Gas is hiring a Data Catalog Engineer for its Data Management team. The role engages with business and technology stakeholders in the Gas Technology Solutions and Gas Enterprise Data and Governance (EDGE) organization. The associate designs, implements, and maintains the data catalog, machine-learning repositories, and AI catalog to support effective data asset management and self-service capabilities. The role calls for experience with data catalog and data dictionary tools, preparing data for AI readiness, database design, and data governance policies and procedures that maintain data quality and integrity.

This position falls under the company’s Insider Threat Program and provides access to and control over sensitive data, systems, or assets. Selected candidates will be subject to enhanced personnel screening, including a background review, drug screen, and psychological assessment.

Southern Company is an energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. Its mission is to provide clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy with excellent service. The company describes its commitments to innovation, resilience, sustainability, and a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Southern Company offers a total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, and health, welfare, and retirement benefits. The position may also be eligible for additional compensation through an incentive program, subject to the applicable plan terms. Further compensation and benefits details are provided during the hiring process.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in data management, metadata management, and data/information governance.
• At least 7 years of experience with enterprise data catalog and metadata management platforms, such as Erwin Data Intelligence, Alation, Databricks Unity Catalog, or Collibra.
• At least 7 years of experience developing and governing data dictionaries, business glossaries, metadata repositories, and related data governance artifacts.
• At least 5 years of experience implementing, operationalizing, and enforcing enterprise data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• At least 5 years of experience conducting data governance assessments and data quality audits to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Deep understanding of data security, privacy, access controls, and regulatory compliance requirements, including PII, PCI, and AI/ML governance.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable emotional intelligence and critical thinking that have aided successful outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills for working with multiple teams.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, PL/SQL, and/or T-SQL programming.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex data-related issues.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Extensive experience with application development and software engineering.
• Knowledge of physical database design, including table partitioning, indexing strategies, and database performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and enterprise ETL/ELT platforms, including SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Informatica.
• Selected candidates must complete enhanced personnel screening, including a background review, drug screen, and psychological assessment.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification preferred.
• Energy utility (natural gas and electricity) industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize enterprise data catalog and metadata management platforms for security, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Design and implement integrations between data catalog platforms and enterprise data ecosystems, including databases, data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT tools, cloud platforms, and analytics solutions.
• Develop, manage, and govern business, technical, operational, and reference metadata to improve data quality, consistency, discoverability, and trust.
• Develop and maintain automated processes for metadata harvesting, data classification, lineage discovery, governance workflows, and catalog administration.
• Perform end-to-end data lineage and impact analysis across databases, ETL/ELT pipelines, cloud platforms, and reporting environments to support compliance, change management, and root-cause analysis.
• Partner with data engineering, analytics, architecture, security, governance, and business stakeholders to enable trusted, well-governed, and easily discoverable data products.
• Design, implement, and maintain the data catalog, machine-learning repositories, and AI catalog to support data asset management and self-service capabilities.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees.
• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being.
• The position may be eligible for additional compensation through an incentive program, subject to applicable plan terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level