Technical Lead

Abacus Technology•Arlington, VA

16h

About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to coordinate between the development team and technical stakeholders for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG). This is a full-time position. The role focuses on configuring and improving Collibra governance capabilities, translating governance requirements into metadata models and platform integrations, developing workflows and APIs, supporting AI operations with Databricks, and preparing records for governance, audit, and compliance reviews.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience, including experience in software development, data governance, and software integration.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Collibra or Databricks experience required.
Ability to integrate platforms through APIs, SQL, or comparable interfaces and troubleshoot inconsistencies.
Demonstrated experience configuring, developing, or integrating AI and ML tools.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on Collibra experience configuring assets, attributes, responsibilities, permissions, and workflows.
Hands-on experience with AI/ML development and operations within an AI framework or platform, embedding bias mitigation, explainability, and fairness-assessment controls into software-development and operational workflows.
Experience creating role-based technical playbooks and operational guidance.
Hands-on experience with Databricks or a similar tool for data engineering, analytics, machine learning, or AI development.
Experience integrating Collibra with Databricks Unity Catalog.
Knowledge of responsible AI and AI risk-management frameworks, including NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001.

Responsibilities

Configure or advise others on configuring Collibra assets, attributes, relationships, responsibilities, and permissions.
Translate governance requirements into practical metadata models, platform configurations, and integrations.
Assess existing configurations and recommend improvements to usability and maintainability.
Develop and maintain forms, review workflows, routing rules, and decision records.
Design, develop, and deploy APIs, SQL, and approved integration tools to exchange information between enterprise services.
Test workflow behavior, permissions, and data exchanges against defined requirements.
Troubleshoot configuration and integration issues and document corrective actions.
Maintain risk information and supporting records in accordance with approved procedures.
Prepare documentation and supporting records for governance, audit, and compliance reviews.
Clarify governance requirements with technical and business stakeholders and validate the usability of forms, records, and workflows.
Communicate technical questions, risks, and solutions to government stakeholders.
Work with Databricks and related model management capabilities to support AI operations.
Create monitoring dashboards, logs, and alerts to help users understand system performance.