AI-Ready Metadata Architect: Governance & Semantics

Intellias; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellias seeks a Senior Data Architect to lead federated metadata architecture for a leading global investment management client. You will design central discovery layers, domain catalogues for market data, and a federation contract that binds them; collaborate in working sessions to extend existing catalogue models rather than replace them.

This role combines data engineering, governance and AI readiness in a regulated financial context, offering significant technical ownership, interaction

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data architecture or data platform roles, including 3+ years in metadata management.
• Architectural experience with enterprise data catalogues (DataHub, OpenMetadata, Collibra or similar).
• Solid knowledge of metadata and lineage standards (OpenLineage, Open Data Contract Standard or similar).
• Proven design of federated (hub-and-spoke) metadata architectures with central identity layer.
• Practical experience with data governance operating models: ownership, stewardship, classification.
• Semantic layer design: business glossaries, entity resolution, knowledge graph modelling.
• Strong consulting and client-facing skills: leading sessions and defending design decisions.
• Ability to produce client-ready architecture documents and written reviews.

Responsibilities

• Own the federated metadata architecture: central discovery layer, domain catalogues, and federation contract.
• Design domain metadata models in collaboration with client teams while extending existing catalogues.
• Define approach to machine-derived metadata: automation vs. human-approved draft data.
• Design the semantic layer with shared business terms and cross-source entity resolution.
• Act as design authority for the engineering pod and ensure alignment across implementations.
• Represent the design in client governance: reviews and written responses to stakeholders.
• Shape phased delivery plans, effort estimates and data-readiness prerequisites.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Metadata management

OpenLineage

Data catalogues

Federated metadata

Knowledge graph

Client-facing

Architecture docs

Tools

DataHub

OpenMetadata

Collibra

Job description

Intellias seeks a Senior Data Architect to lead federated metadata architecture for a leading global investment management client. You will design central discovery layers, domain catalogues for market data, and a federation contract that binds them; collaborate in working sessions to extend existing catalogue models rather than replace them.

This role combines data engineering, governance and AI readiness in a regulated financial context, offering significant technical ownership, interaction