: Metadata Engineer –

Collate SaaS Implementation

(Snowflake & CENtree) : Metadata Engineer – Collate SaaS Implementation

(Snowflake & CENtree)

- Role Summary The Metadata Engineer will lead the implementation and management of Collate

SaaS metadata catalog and governance solutions, focusing on integrating

Snowflake and CENtree (ontology management) platforms. This role involves configuring metadata ingestion workflows, custom connector development, and mapping business glossaries to controlled vocabularies for enterprise data governance.

- Must-Have Technical Skills

2.1 Collate / OpenMetadata Platform

- Hands-on experience with Collate SaaS (or OpenMetadata OSS)
- Configuring ingestion workflows (metadata, lineage, profiler, usage)
- Managing connectors and ingestion pipelines
- Working with Collate APIs & SDK (Python)
- Setting up glossaries, tags, classifications, and policies
- Data lineage configuration and troubleshooting
- User roles, teams, and RBAC setup

2.2 Snowflake Expertise

- Solid SnowSQL and Snowflake architecture knowledge
- Configuring Snowflake connector in Collate
- Setting up service accounts with least-privilege access
- Knowledge of ACCOUNT_USAGE and INFORMATION_SCHEMA for metadata extraction
- Query history and usage metadata ingestion
- Lineage extraction from Snowflake query logs
- Tagging, masking policies, and data governance features in Snowflake
- Performance tuning and warehouse cost optimization

2.3 CENtree (Ontology Management) - Experience with SciBite CENtree ontology platform

- Understanding of ontologies,



taxonomies, and controlled vocabularies
- Semantic data modeling (RDF, OWL, SKOS)
- Integrating CENtree with data catalogs via REST APIs
- Mapping ontology terms to Collate glossary terms
- Knowledge of life sciences / pharma data (if applicable)

2.4 Integration & Programming

- Python (for custom connectors, API integrations, automation)
- REST APIs – consuming and building
- YAML/JSON for ingestion configurations
- SQL (advanced)
- Custom connector development for CENtree → Collate sync

3.

Data Governance

Skills

- Building business glossaries aligned with ontologies
- Data classification (PII, PHI, confidential)
- Stewardship workflows and approval processes
- Compliance frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA)
- Soft Skills
- Stakeholder management – work with data stewards, scientists, analysts
- Documentation – metadata standards, runbooks
- Training – enable business users on Collate
- Problem-solving – troubleshoot ingestion and lineage issues
- Key Responsibilities
- Implement and configure Collate SaaS for the organization
- Set up and maintain Snowflake metadata ingestion (schema, lineage, usage,

profiling)

- Build integration between CENtree ontologies and Collate glossaries
- Develop custom connectors / scripts where out-of-the-box options don't exist
- Define data governance policies, tags, and classifications
- Onboard data stewards and consumers to the platform
- Monitor ingestion pipelines and resolve issues
- Maintain documentation and best practices.

📌 Collate Engineer (Ahmedabad)
🏢 byPeople Technologies
📍 Ahmedabad