Strategic Data Governance Architect | Lead & Deliver

Lumen; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 145,000 - 196,000; Full time

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Health benefits

Life benefits

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to drive delivery of its data governance technology program within the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team. You will translate governance strategy into actionable plans and lead two Senior Data Governance Architects across multi‑platform data estates.

The role emphasizes catalog, data quality, access control, and identity integration, with hands-on leadership and a focus on scalable, auditable solutions across tools like Informatica

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, role‑based access control, and data product registration.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a small team of individual contributors 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 the full implementation of the enterprise governance catalog (Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog).
• Implementation Patterns & Technical Leadership: Define the implementation patterns that the Senior Data Governance Architects apply to their platform clusters.
• Observability & Data Quality Tooling: Own the rollout of observability tooling (Validio, Informatica Cloud Data Access Management, or equivalent).
• Technology Assessment: Lead technical assessment work alongside the Director, Data Governance Technology.
• Identity & Access Integration: Coordinate SailPoint integration design with the Information Security Office.
• Phased Delivery Leadership: Act as primary delivery lead for the governance technology roadmap.
• Automation & Workflow Engineering: Design and build automated metadata ingestion, data quality rule deployment, and alert‑driven workflows.
• Technical Stakeholder Engagement: Work with Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and Information Security so governance tooling is built into platforms.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Python

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

SailPoint

Leadership

Education

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

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

Palantir Foundry

Validio

SailPoint

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to drive delivery of its data governance technology program within the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team. You will translate governance strategy into actionable plans and lead two Senior Data Governance Architects across multi‑platform data estates.

The role emphasizes catalog, data quality, access control, and identity integration, with hands-on leadership and a focus on scalable, auditable solutions across tools like Informatica