Data/Metadata Architect — Enterprise Data Governance Leader

Corvano, LLC.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Corvano is seeking a Data/Metadata Architect to design enterprise data models, governance standards, and catalog frameworks. The role emphasizes hands-on implementation and collaboration with client teams to translate architecture into scalable catalogs and integration patterns.

The candidate will lead with strong data modeling, governance expertise, and experience with Purview, Informatica, and Databricks, while mentoring junior staff and shaping enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data architecture or related field.
• Strong experience with conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.
• Experience with data warehousing or lakehouse architectures.
• Hands-on experience with governance and catalog technologies.
• Experience designing metadata models, glossaries, and catalog standards.
• Understanding of MDM, systems of record, data lineage, and authoritative-source frameworks.
• Experience incorporating privacy, sensitivity classification, security, and access-control into architecture.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring technical team members and providing architecture guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise reporting and analytics.
• Maintain enterprise metadata models, glossaries, and catalog standards.
• Establish authoritative-source criteria for systems of record.
• Oversee data governance and catalog platforms like Purview, Informatica, Databricks.
• Evaluate data platforms and tools based on strategy and TCO.
• Design integration patterns connecting source systems, catalogs, and governance platforms.
• Support configuration and implementation of governance environments.
• Contribute to MDM strategy and system-of-record decisions.
• Develop standards for metadata, classification, privacy, and sensitivity.

Skills

Data architecture

Metadata management

Enterprise IA

Data modeling

Data governance

Governance tools

MDM

Security & privacy

Stakeholder comms

Mentoring

Architecture guidance

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Databricks Certified Data Engineer

Informatica certification

DAMA CDMP

Tools

Purview

Informatica

Databricks

Job description

Corvano is seeking a Data/Metadata Architect to design enterprise data models, governance standards, and catalog frameworks. The role emphasizes hands-on implementation and collaboration with client teams to translate architecture into scalable catalogs and integration patterns.

The candidate will lead with strong data modeling, governance expertise, and experience with Purview, Informatica, and Databricks, while mentoring junior staff and shaping enterprise standards.