Enterprise Data Governance Architect

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe; Alton (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentives

Benefits programs

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe is seeking a Data Governance Architect to design and implement governance architecture, standards, and integration patterns that support enterprise data management. You will translate business needs into scalable solutions, lead governance initiatives, and collaborate with data engineering and business teams to ensure compliant, high-quality data across platforms.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, governance best practices, and continuous improvement of data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in CS/IS/Natural Sciences and Mathematics or related field with 10 years IT experience.
• Experience in data architecture, data management, data governance or related technology disciplines.
• Familiarity with data catalog, lineage, data quality, and CI/CD tools such as Secoda, Snowflake Horizon, Unity Catalog, Soda, GitLab, Airflow or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into scalable data governance architecture and patterns.
• Define interfaces, data flows, metadata requirements, and governance controls across platforms.
• Develop and promote data governance standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Provide oversight to ensure compliance with architecture standards and governance policies across projects.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advocate for adoption within enterprise data landscape.
• Support metadata repositories, documentation, and architecture lifecycle management.
• Lead and mentor teams on governance standards and architecture principles.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Data management

Metadata management

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Natural sciences or related

Tools

Secoda

Snowflake Horizon

Unity Catalog

Soda

GitLab

Airflow

Job description

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe is seeking a Data Governance Architect to design and implement governance architecture, standards, and integration patterns that support enterprise data management. You will translate business needs into scalable solutions, lead governance initiatives, and collaborate with data engineering and business teams to ensure compliant, high-quality data across platforms.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, governance best practices, and continuous improvement of data