Collibra Solution Architect and Platform Lead
Ernst and Young1 month ago
Base Salary
$139k - $313k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the Collibra platform strategy, target architecture, roadmap, design principles, configuration standards, integration patterns, and release approach.
- Lead enterprise Collibra initiatives from concept through implementation, including requirements, solution design, testing, deployment, adoption, and operational sustainability.
- Design solutions for business glossaries, metadata catalogs, data ownership, stewardship, lineage, data quality, workflows, policies, reference data, and traceability.
- Lead onboarding of CBS functions, domains, data products, systems, and use cases into Collibra.
- Translate business, governance, risk, compliance, security, and technology requirements into solution designs and implementation plans.
- Provide architecture oversight for Collibra integrations with data platforms, metadata sources, master and reference data solutions, data quality capabilities, and downstream applications.
- Establish platform guardrails, decision rights, intake and prioritization practices, design reviews, documentation standards, and governance operating models.
- Act as the primary architecture authority for Collibra decisions and communicate recommendations, risks, dependencies, and value to senior stakeholders.
- Coordinate with platform engineering, security, risk, privacy, procurement, vendors, implementation partners, and domain teams.
- Provide technical leadership, coaching, work coordination, and solution-quality review for cross-functional delivery teams and governance practitioners.
- Support business cases, investment planning, implementation roadmaps, resource plans, and sourcing decisions.
- Drive continuous improvement through process simplification, reuse, automation, stronger controls, improved user experience, and increased platform value.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Current Collibra certification is required.
- At least 8 years of experience in data management, data governance, information architecture, solution architecture, or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, or leading enterprise Collibra solutions.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technology or data initiatives in a global enterprise environment.
- Experience developing platform roadmaps, architecture standards, solution designs, implementation plans, and governance operating models.
- Experience with metadata ingestion, lineage, workflows, integrations, APIs, access controls, testing, release management, and platform adoption.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata management, business glossaries, data ownership and stewardship, data lineage, data quality, master data management, reference data management, and compliance enablement.
- Experience translating business needs into functional and technical requirements, architecture decisions, implementation roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
- Executive-level communication, facilitation, negotiation, relationship management, analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, decision-making, documentation, and delivery-management skills.
- Ability to lead through influence across a global matrix organization and coordinate multidisciplinary teams without relying on direct reporting relationships.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, manage ambiguity, and lead outcomes with limited direction.
- Preferred experience integrating Collibra with cloud data platforms, data quality tools, master or reference data solutions, and enterprise applications.
- Preferred experience supporting regulated, risk, privacy, audit, compliance, or traceability use cases.
- Knowledge of TOGAF or another enterprise architecture framework and Agile or scaled delivery methods is preferred.
- Additional credentials in data management, data governance, enterprise architecture, cloud, or program delivery are preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills and ability to collaborate across time zones and globally distributed teams.
Benefits
- Base salary ranges from $139,300 to $275,800 in other US locations, $167,100 to $300,900 in New York City, Boston, Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California, and $174,100 to $313,400 in Bay Area California offices.
- Medical and dental coverage, pension, and 401(k) plans are provided.
- Benefits include flexible vacation, EY-paid holidays, winter and summer breaks, personal and family care time, and other leaves of absence.
- The position may require travel based on business and program needs.
- The role is offered on an ongoing basis, and applicants are asked to limit themselves to two applications within a six-month period.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.