Senior Data Governance Engineer

$88,000 - $94,000/Yr

University of Colorado - Denver, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Denver, CO

51-100 employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Senior Data Governance Engineer position at the University of Colorado is a pivotal role within the Data Governance Enablement team, focusing on the administration and maintenance of the Collibra data governance catalog product. This role is designed to enhance the understanding of data across the university, thereby improving reporting and analytics capabilities. The engineer will work closely with internal functional and technical teams, advising key partners, developing analyses and reports, and presenting upgrades, patches, and improvements to the Collibra system. The position emphasizes customer-centricity, requiring the engineer to provide ongoing support to end-users and maintain a robust data catalog architecture. The role also involves guiding customers on business intelligence standard processes, ensuring that the Collibra output meets the needs of the university community. In this position, the engineer will be responsible for configuring, validating, and implementing various functionalities of the Collibra platform, including workflows, lineage diagrams, user interfaces, dashboards, and views, in alignment with CU's technology roadmap. The engineer will collaborate with third-party consultants and internal resources to support Data Governance technology operations, ensuring that the Collibra application is effectively administered and maintained. Additionally, the role includes designing and implementing security models, conducting training sessions, and developing documentation to support the use of Collibra across the university. The engineer will also participate in strategic planning and retrospectives to manage and deliver work effectively. The position is remote, allowing for flexibility in work location, although preference will be given to candidates residing in Denver. The University of Colorado System Administration is committed to fostering a diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusiveness and respect, encouraging applications from underrepresented groups.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall Collibra domain expertise
• Participates in meetings, workshops, and interviews with Business and IT partners to understand strategy and requirements
• Designs, configures, validates, and supports Collibra structures reflecting how CU is organized around data assets and metadata asset model
• Partners with Collibra and/or third-party consultants, and internal CU resources to support Data Governance technology operations
• Administers the Collibra application
• Configures, validates, and implements functionality of Collibra platform (workflow, lineage diagrams, UI, dashboards, views, etc.) per CU's technology roadmap
• Works closely with Data Governance Enablement team to bring together technical and data requirements for design, configuration, and expansion of Collibra and other third-party tools
• Designs, develops, tests, implements, and maintains security model in Collibra supporting CU's data governance needs
• Designs and implements automated and manual metadata import/export methods
• Implements and maintains third party tools, e.g. Expleo, to automate ingestion of content/data into Collibra
• Conducts meetings and reviews documentation as the need arises
• Develops and delivers training materials, use case and asset model documentation, as well as implementation specifications
• Configures and maintains the required server infrastructure
• Collaborates with a third party, Collibra, to coordinate upgrades on the cloud
• Identifies and resolves issues or bugs introduced into the tool or process
• Responsible to craft product content for internal use
• Participates in sprint planning and retrospective to manage and deliver work
• Serves as backup to Collibra and Expleo product manager
• Identifies, analyzes, and documents existing repositories or data management practices to accelerate Collibra metadata opportunities
• Consults with IT, enterprise, and data architecture SMEs
• Trains CU personnel on functionality implemented, including search, navigation, and metadata maintenance activities
• Supports and delivers maintenance recommendations including Asset Models and Operating Models
• Develops results for CU Technology roadmap (Collibra strategy) required to enable and/or support data governance and management capabilities
• Identifies Collibra standard methodologies relevant to and required by our CU partners
• Recommends curation processes for high quality content in Collibra

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, or equivalent professional experience
• Three (3) years of software development or technical application management experience
• Experience in crafting, developing, and implementing custom application code
• Experience in implementing and supporting third party (vendor) applications
• Experience in vendor coordination and supporting application and server upgrades
• Proficiency in Java, Rest API, JSON, XML, and SOAP
• Experience writing SQL queries
• Detailed understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Familiarity with data governance processes
• Familiarity with agile processes

Nice-to-haves

• Five (5) years of relevant experience
• One (1) year of experience in data governance tool architecture and/or administration
• Experience in Collibra as an Architect or Administrator
• Experience in higher education settings
• Experience using SQL and APIs to retrieve data from cloud-based applications
• Experience in data warehousing and data governance applications
• Experience working on data warehouse data with exposure to star-schema design
• Experience developing reports using Cognos (version 11 or newer), MicroStrategy, Tableau, or similar tools

Benefits

• No-cost or low-cost medical & dental plan options, some inclusive of IVF assistance
• Disability, Life, Vision Insurance options
• Multiple retirement planning options including a mandatory 401(a) plan with CU contributing 10% of gross pay
• 401k or 403b plan and a 457 deferred compensation plan
• Pre-tax savings plans, such as Health care and Dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Ample sick and vacation leave, along with at least 12 paid holidays
• 4 weeks of parental leave
• Tuition benefit program for you and/or your dependents
• Free RTD EcoPass and Free Onsite Parking at our 1800 Grant Street Office
• Additional taxable fringe benefits may be available