The company is seeking to define and document the flow of data across the enterprise, identify authoritative data sources, and establish data lineage to ensure data assets are understood, traceable, and trustworthy.
Requirements
Strong understanding of data lineage and data flow documentation practices and tools.
Familiarity with authoritative source identification and golden record management practices.
Working knowledge of data modeling concepts (e.g., 3NF, dimensional modeling).
Experience with metadata management or governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica EDC).
Experience leading or overseeing contractors or project-based staff.
Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (Azure, Snowflake, Databricks).
Exposure to enterprise data modeling tools (e.g., Erwin, PowerDesigner, Sparx EA).
Responsibilities
Lead efforts to identify and document authoritative sources for critical data domains in collaboration with application owners and data stewards.
Develop and maintain data lineage and data flow diagrams to support traceability, regulatory needs, and analytical trust.
Partner with application and engineering teams to understand data movement, transformations, and downstream consumption patterns.
Collaborate with the Principal Architect to contribute to enterprise data model development by applying sound data modeling principles and techniques.
Maintain a catalog of data domains, flows, and source-to-target mappings using enterprise metadata and governance tools.
Provide direction and oversight to contractors engaged in lineage and source identification projects; ensure work is documented, reviewed, and aligned to standards.
Support the evaluation and maintenance of tooling required for lineage, metadata management, and architecture visualization.
Other
Minimum of 6 years of experience in data architecture, data analysis, or data engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or project lead role.
Ability to work cross-functionally with technical teams (data engineers, app developers) and business users.
Strong communication and documentation skills, including producing diagrams and system maps.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work under the guidance of senior architecture leadership.
Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
