Strategic Lead Data Governance Architect for Enterprise Data

Lumen; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Life benefits

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Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to lead the governance tech program on the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team. You will turn governance tooling strategy into concrete plans and oversee two Senior Data Governance Architects.

The role requires hands-on implementation in Informatica CDGC, Databricks Unity Catalog, and data quality tooling, with strong leadership to deliver across a complex data estate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or governance tooling.
• 3+ years in a senior or lead role.
• Hands-on implementation experience with Informatica CDGC or comparable catalog.
• Experience with Databricks Unity Catalog and data governance tooling.
• Leadership of a small team in a multi‑platform environment.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python with automated workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead full implementation of enterprise governance catalog (Informatica CDGC) across legacy and modern platforms.
• Define implementation patterns and act as main technical escalation point.
• Roll out observability tooling (Validio, Informatica Cloud Data Access Management).
• Coordinate SailPoint integration design with Security Office.
• Drive phased governance technology delivery and automation of metadata ingestion.

Skills

SQL

Python

Leadership

Education

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

Tools

Informatica CDGC

Databricks Unity Catalog

SailPoint

Palantir Foundry

Microsoft Purview

Validio

Great Expectations

Soda

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Senior Lead Data Governance Architect to lead the governance tech program on the Telemetry, Observability & Technology team. You will turn governance tooling strategy into concrete plans and oversee two Senior Data Governance Architects.

The role requires hands-on implementation in Informatica CDGC, Databricks Unity Catalog, and data quality tooling, with strong leadership to deliver across a complex data estate.