Senior Lead Data Governance Architect: Data Quality & IAM

Lumen; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to lead delivery of its data governance technology program within the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team. This role translates governance strategy into concrete implementations and oversees two Senior Data Governance Architects as part of a multi‑platform data estate.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on depth in catalog, data quality, and access control tooling, plus leadership to drive delivery across complex environments including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or governance tooling; 3+ years in lead roles.
• Hands-on implementation with Informatica CDGC or equivalent.
• Experience with Databricks Unity Catalog and data product registration.
• Proven delivery leadership for a small team in a multi‑platform environment.
• Experience with data quality tooling (Validio, Great Expectations, Soda).
• Proficient in SQL and Python; able to build automated workflows.

Responsibilities

• Governance Catalog Implementation for Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog across legacy and modern platforms.
• Define implementation patterns; mentor governance engineering staff.
• Rollout observability and data quality tooling; set rules and alerts.
• Lead technology assessments; run capability tests and produce findings.
• Coordinate SailPoint integration design with Information Security.
• Deliver governance roadmap with phased Unity Catalog connectivity and policy enforcement.
• Design automated metadata ingestion and alert-driven workflows.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data governance tooling

Leadership

Automation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

Validio

Informatica Cloud Data Access Management

SailPoint integration

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to lead delivery of its data governance technology program within the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team. This role translates governance strategy into concrete implementations and oversees two Senior Data Governance Architects as part of a multi‑platform data estate.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on depth in catalog, data quality, and access control tooling, plus leadership to drive delivery across complex environments including