Sr. Solutions Architect - Collibra

Synectics for Management Decisions Inc•Washington, DC

46d•$150 - $190•Remote

About The Position

Synectics is seeking a highly experienced Senior Collibra Solutions Architect to lead the design, implementation, optimization, administration, architecture, configuration, governance, and enhancement of a government agency’s Collibra Enterprise Data Catalog. The role uses expertise in the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform to build scalable architectures that improve data discovery, data quality, metadata management, data lineage, and governance across complex data environments. The architect serves as the principal Collibra subject-matter expert and ensures that operating models, workflows, metadata harvesting, lineage, and platform configurations meet the agency’s technical and data-governance requirements. This is a remote position, with periodic onsite reporting potentially required based on client and business requirements. The position is contingent upon contract award. The government customer requires U.S. citizenship and candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. A federal background investigation must be passed before starting and eligibility maintained throughout the engagement.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in enterprise technology or data management, including at least 1 year of hands-on documented architecture experience using Collibra.
Current Collibra Solution Architect or Collibra Ranger certification.
Demonstrated experience administering and configuring Collibra in multiple environments.
Experience implementing and modifying Collibra operating models.
Experience supporting workflows through Collibra Workflow Designer and Workflow Manager for Eclipse.
Experience configuring Collibra Edge for metadata harvesting and lineage.
Experience with Collibra Jobserver metadata harvesting.
Experience participating in Agile software or platform-delivery projects.
Ability to document architecture, configurations, workflows, operating procedures, and technical decisions.
Proficiency in REST APIs, Java scripting, Linux-based Collibra Edge architecture, and enterprise security solutions.
Deep understanding of data governance, data cataloging, ETL, data pipelines, and database/cloud platforms, including AWS or Azure.
Excellent communication skills to bridge stakeholders and IT teams, with a customer-focused mindset.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise data governance and metadata management solutions.
Strong understanding of Collibra capabilities, including Data Catalog, Business Glossary, Data Lineage, governance workflows, and stewardship models.
Experience developing data governance frameworks, business glossaries, data classification standards, data ownership models, and stewardship processes.
Strong understanding of data architecture principles, metadata standards, data lineage, data quality, and data lifecycle management.
Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions and communicate architectural decisions to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Must pass a federal background investigation before starting work and maintain eligibility throughout the engagement.
Must be a U.S. citizen and authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with federal government projects.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, configuration, and implementation of enterprise Collibra solutions aligned with data governance and data management strategies.
Design and implement governance frameworks, operating models, policies, standards, workflows, and processes.
Architect and maintain business glossaries, data catalogs, data dictionaries, metadata models, data domains, and stewardship processes.
Implement and optimize data lineage, impact analysis, data discovery, and metadata harvesting capabilities.
Configure and customize Collibra workflows, operating models, communities, domains, assets, responsibilities, and approval processes.
Design integrations between Collibra and enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT tools, business intelligence platforms, and other metadata management solutions.
Provide architectural guidance, establish design standards, lead technical discussions, and mentor team members on Collibra best practices and data governance implementation.
Partner with stakeholders to assess current-state data management capabilities, identify gaps, and develop future-state architecture and implementation roadmaps.
Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to agency personnel.
Support data quality management, data ownership, data stewardship, access governance, and compliance initiatives through governance processes and platform capabilities.
Lead technical assessments, platform enhancements, performance optimization, testing, deployment, and ongoing solution maintenance.
Develop architecture diagrams, technical specifications, governance models, integration designs, implementation plans, and operational documentation.
Evaluate emerging data governance practices, Collibra platform capabilities, and enterprise data management technologies for improvement opportunities.