Job Title: Technical Lead - Collibra Location: Norwich, Norfolk Job Type: Contract (Inside IR35) Duration: 6 Months Job 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