Collibra Data Governance Lead

Analytica•Bethesda, MD

37d•Hybrid

About The Position

Analytica is seeking a Collibra Data Governance Lead to support one or more dynamic, long-term federal government enterprise data programs. The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in enterprise data governance, leading the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data governance frameworks, metadata management, data quality programs, and stewardship processes. This role will leverage Collibra as the primary governance platform to help ensure enterprise data assets are trusted, discoverable, secure, and compliant with federal data management standards while supporting data-driven decision-making across the organization. Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health, civilian, and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives. The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
4+ years of experience designing and governing enterprise data platforms in complex environments
3+ years of experience implementing data governance, metadata management, or data quality frameworks
Solid knowledge of the end-to-end data and analytics lifecycle, including governance, engineering, quality, and consumption
Hands-on experience building cloud production data solutions leveraging cloud solutions
2+ years of hands-on experience implementing and administering Collibra in an enterprise environment
Demonstrated experience configuring and maintaining Collibra assets, domains, workflows, metadata models, business glossaries, data lineage, and governance processes.
Understanding of federal data governance, security, and compliance requirements
Experience leading or supporting on-premises to cloud data migrations with governance embedded by design
Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance
Must be a US Citizen
Must be located in the Washington, DC / Maryland / Northern Virginia metro region

Nice To Haves

Certification on Collibra data governance platform strongly preferred
Experience with other governance tooling such as Alation, Microsoft Purview, Databricks Unity Catalog, or similar platforms strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Participate in the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise data governance programs, ensuring data is discoverable, trusted, secure, and compliant with federal standards
Define and enforce data governance policies, including data ownership, stewardship, classification, retention, and lifecycle management
Establish and maintain data standards for metadata, data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), naming conventions, lineage, and data quality metrics
Oversee the development and adoption of enterprise metadata management, data catalogs, and business glossaries to support transparency and reuse
Partner with business, analytics, and engineering stakeholders to translate regulatory and mission requirements into governed data architectures
Assess source system data quality, define remediation strategies, and implement data quality monitoring and controls
Support the design and governing of master and reference data management (MDM/RDM) strategies aligned to enterprise and mission needs
Support alignment with data security, privacy, and access control requirements, including role-based access and attribute-based controls
Develop and review data architecture deliverables to ensure compliance with governance standards and federal best practices
Produce and maintain high-quality governance artifacts, including data dictionaries, lineage diagrams, glossaries, governance playbooks, and compliance documentation
Serve as a subject matter expert on data governance and architecture in support of federal proposals and solution design efforts