Senior Lead Data Governance Architect — Platform Leader

Lumen; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to lead delivery of its data governance technology program on the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team within the Office of the Chief Data Officer.

You will turn governance tooling strategy into concrete implementation plans and oversee two Senior Data Governance Architects, combining hands-on catalog, data quality, and access-control tooling with leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or governance tooling; at least 3 years in senior/lead role.
• Hands-on implementation with Informatica CDGC for delivery, not just evaluation.
• Experience implementing Databricks Unity Catalog with RBAC and data product registration.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a small team in a multi‑platform environment.
• Experience with data quality tooling (Validio, Great Expectations, Soda, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in SQL and Python with automated workflows and data transformations.

Responsibilities

• Governance Catalog Implementation: lead enterprise governance catalog deployment across legacy and modern platforms with scalability and auditability.
• Implementation Patterns & Technical Leadership: define patterns, escalate technically, mentor team.
• Observability & Data Quality Tooling: rollout observability tooling, design data quality rule framework, configure alerts.
• Technology Assessment: lead tool evaluations, build test envs, document findings.
• Identity & Access Integration: coordinate SailPoint integration design with Security Office.
• Phased Delivery Leadership: drive governance roadmap sequencing Unity Catalog first then scanning and enforcement.
• Automation & Workflow Engineering: build automated metadata ingestion and data quality deployments using Python/SQL.

Skills

SQL & Python

Data governance

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

Validio

Informatica Cloud Data Access Management

SailPoint

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to lead delivery of its data governance technology program on the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team within the Office of the Chief Data Officer.

You will turn governance tooling strategy into concrete implementation plans and oversee two Senior Data Governance Architects, combining hands-on catalog, data quality, and access-control tooling with leadership.