Data Architect for Enterprise AI: Metadata & Governance

Intellias; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellias is seeking an experienced Data Architect to join a strategic project for a leading investment management client headquartered in London. You will design federated metadata systems and governance models across a large data estate, enabling safe and scalable AI adoption in a regulated environment.

You will work at the intersection of data architecture, metadata, governance, and semantic layers, collaborating with data owners and stakeholders while shaping delivery roadmaps and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture or data platform roles.
• 3+ years of experience in metadata management, data governance or data cataloguing.
• Experience with platforms such as DataHub, OpenMetadata, Collibra or similar.
• Good understanding of Python and data engineering practices.
• Knowledge of OpenLineage, data contracts or similar standards.
• Strong understanding of data governance, ownership, stewardship and data classification.
• Experience with semantic layer design, knowledge graphs and entity resolution.
• Experience working in regulated or on-premises environments.
• Strong consulting and client-facing skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English (B2+/C1).

Responsibilities

• Design a federated metadata architecture across a large data estate.
• Design enterprise metadata and data catalogue solutions.
• Define metadata, lineage and data governance models.
• Build semantic layers, business glossaries and concept registries.
• Work with entity resolution and knowledge graph concepts.
• Define approaches to machine-derived metadata and LLM-assisted metadata enrichment.
• Act as the design authority for the engineering team.
• Work closely with client stakeholders and data owners.
• Shape delivery roadmaps, estimates and data-readiness requirements.

Skills

8+ years data architecture

3+ years metadata management

Python

OpenLineage

Data contracts

Data governance

Semantic layer design

Knowledge graphs

Entity resolution

Client-facing skills

English proficiency

Tools

DataHub

OpenMetadata

Collibra

Job description

Intellias is seeking an experienced Data Architect to join a strategic project for a leading investment management client headquartered in London. You will design federated metadata systems and governance models across a large data estate, enabling safe and scalable AI adoption in a regulated environment.

You will work at the intersection of data architecture, metadata, governance, and semantic layers, collaborating with data owners and stakeholders while shaping delivery roadmaps and