Job Title: Technical Lead - Collibra
Location: Norwich, Norfolk
Job Type: Contract (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 MonthsJob Summary:
We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead with in-depth expertise in data governance, data quality, metadata management, and a strong background in delivering solutions using the Collibra platform. You will play a pivotal role in defining solution architectures, leading Collibra configuration and integration, implementing governance workflows, and collaborating closely with enterprise architects, data stewards, and platform teams. Key Responsibilities:

• Solution Architecture & Design

  • Lead the design and implementation of Collibra-based data governance solutions, including:
    • Data Catalog
    • Business Glossary
    • Policy & Standards
    • Data Quality Integration
    • Operating Models (roles, responsibilities, stewardships)
  • Define Collibra architecture, metadata models, custom domains, and asset types.
  • Create reusable frameworks for metadata ingestion, lineage, and governance workflows.

• Collibra Configuration & Development

  • Configure Collibra components:
    • Custom asset models
    • Attribute definitions
    • Relations and hierarchies
    • Workflows (BPMN-based)
    • Data quality dashboards & certification workflows
  • Develop and maintain Collibra REST APIs, Connect integrations, and catalog crawlers.
  • Implement metadata onboarding processes and automated connectors to cloud/on-prem data platforms.

• Data Governance & Data Quality Leadership

  • Collaborate with data governance councils, data stewards, and business SMEs to define:
    • Data standards
    • Business glossary terms
    • Data ownership & stewardship models
    • Data quality rules, SLAs, and issue management workflows
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise data governance frameworks and compliance requirements.

• Integration & Metadata Lineage

  • Implement automated metadata ingestion from:
    • Data lakes
    • ETL tools (Glue, Informatica, Talend, IICS)
    • Data warehouses (Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery)
    • BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
    • Streaming sources (Kafka)
  • Build lineage diagrams across ETL pipelines, APIs, datasets, and downstream consumption layers.
  • Ensure metadata completeness, accuracy, and operational SLAs.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Expertise with Collibra platform (configuration, integration, and workflow implementation)
• Experience with:
  • Data lakes
  • ETL tools (Glue, Informatica, Talend, IICS)
  • Data warehouses (Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery)
  • BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
  • Streaming sources (Kafka)
• Ability to build lineage diagrams across ETL pipelines, APIs, datasets, and consumption layers
• Strong knowledge of metadata management, data quality, and data governance frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills