Senior Lead Data Governance Architect – Enterprise Catalog

Lumen; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen seeks a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to steer the governance technology program on the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team within the Office of the Chief Data Officer. You will turn strategy into implementation, overseeing two Senior Data Governance Architects while aligning with Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and Information Security.

The role covers catalog implementation (Informatica CDGC), observability tooling, data quality, identity integration with

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.
• Experience implementing Databricks Unity Catalog, including catalog hierarchies and RBAC.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a small team in a multi‑platform environment.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python with hands‑on workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Governance Catalog Implementation across Informatica CDGC and platforms.
• Define implementation patterns and mentor governance engineers.
• Observability & data quality tooling rollout and rule framework design.
• Lead technical assessment work with the Director, Data Governance Technology.
• Coordinate SailPoint integration design with Information Security.
• Phased delivery leadership for Unity Catalog connectivity and policy enforcement.
• Automation of metadata ingestion and alert-driven workflows.

Skills

Data governance

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

SQL

Python

Leadership

Data quality tooling

Identity access

Platform integration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/IS/DS/Engineering

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

SailPoint

Palantir Foundry

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Lumen seeks a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to steer the governance technology program on the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team within the Office of the Chief Data Officer. You will turn strategy into implementation, overseeing two Senior Data Governance Architects while aligning with Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and Information Security.

The role covers catalog implementation (Informatica CDGC), observability tooling, data quality, identity integration with