Remote Senior Lead Data Governance Architect

Lumen Technologies, Inc.; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to drive the enterprise governance catalog program and oversee multi-platform data tooling under the Office of the Chief Data Officer. You will implement standards, mentor engineers, and coordinate with security and data teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery of Informatica CDGC, Databricks Unity Catalog, and Validio, with senior-level leadership across a distributed team in a complex data estate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or governance tooling implementation, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role.
• Hands-on implementation experience with Informatica CDGC or a comparable enterprise catalog, meaning delivery and not only evaluation.
• Experience implementing Databricks Unity Catalog, including catalog hierarchies, RBAC, and data product registration.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a small team in a complex, multi-platform environment.
• Experience with data quality tooling (Validio, Great Expectations, Soda, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience building automated workflows, scheduled pipelines, and data transformation scripts.

Responsibilities

• Governance Catalog Implementation: Lead full implementation of the enterprise governance catalog (Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog).
• Define implementation patterns and be the main technical escalation for the team.
• Observability & Data Quality Tooling: Rollout tooling like Validio and Informatica Cloud Data Access Management and design data quality rules.
• Lead Technology Assessment: Build evaluation environments and produce technical findings for new data tools.
• Identity & Access Integration: Coordinate SailPoint integration design with Information Security.
• Phased Delivery Leadership: Lead governance tech roadmap from Unity Catalog connectivity to catalog scanning and data characterization.
• Automation & Workflow Engineering: Build automated metadata ingestion, data quality deployment, and alert-driven workflows using Python/SQL.
• Technical Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and InfoSec to embed governance tooling.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

SQL

Python

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

IAM integration

Data quality tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS/DS

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

Validio

Great Expectations

Soda

SailPoint

Palantir Foundry

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Lumen Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to drive the enterprise governance catalog program and oversee multi-platform data tooling under the Office of the Chief Data Officer. You will implement standards, mentor engineers, and coordinate with security and data teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery of Informatica CDGC, Databricks Unity Catalog, and Validio, with senior-level leadership across a distributed team in a complex data estate.