Senior Data Governance & OpenMetadata Architect – AI Context Layer

Remote • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Contract Independent
Contract Corp To Corp
12 Months
No Travel Required
Able to Sponsor
Remote
Depends on Experience
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Job Details

Skills

  • OpenMetadata
  • Data Contracts
  • data quality controls
  • Governance
  • AI/ML
  • Collibra

Summary

We are seeking a Senior Data Governance & Metadata Architect to modernize enterprise data governance and build an AI-ready semantic metadata and context layer.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise with OpenMetadata and/or Collate, semantic modeling, ontologies, business glossaries, data contracts, data quality, and modern data governance architecture.

This role will play a key part in creating a trusted semantic metadata graph/context layer that enables enterprise AI agents and AI-driven use cases.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architect and implement enterprise metadata and governance solutions using OpenMetadata / Collate.
  • Design semantic models, ontologies, business glossaries, taxonomies, and metadata relationships.
  • Build an enterprise semantic metadata graph / AI context layer to support AI agents and GenAI use cases.
  • Define and implement Data Contracts at source, publish, and data-product levels.
  • Establish automated data quality controls, validation rules, lineage, ownership, and governance policies.
  • Integrate OpenMetadata/Collate with enterprise data platforms and governance tools such as Collibra.
  • Define data products, ownership, stewardship, RACI, governance standards, and operating models.
  • Partner with Data Engineering, Architecture, Governance, AI/ML, and business teams.
  • Develop scalable governance architecture, solution guardrails, standards, and best practices.

Mandatory Skills:

  • Strong hands-on experience with OpenMetadata and/or Collate (getcollate.io).
  • Strong Data Governance & Metadata Architecture experience.
  • Expertise in semantic modeling / semantic layers.
  • Experience designing ontologies, business glossaries, taxonomies, and metadata models.
  • Strong understanding of knowledge graphs / semantic metadata graphs.
  • Proven experience implementing Data Contracts.
  • Strong experience with Data Quality frameworks and automation.
  • Experience with data lineage, metadata management, stewardship, ownership, and data products.
  • Understanding of how metadata and semantic context can support Enterprise AI / AI Agents / GenAI use cases.
  • Strong data engineering and enterprise data architecture fundamentals.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with Collibra or similar enterprise governance platforms.
  • Experience integrating governance platforms with cloud data ecosystems.
  • Knowledge of Data Mesh, Data Products, Knowledge Graphs, and AI-ready data architectures.
  • Experience defining enterprise governance operating models and RACI frameworks.
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  • Dice Id: PTPxW7m3YrAaYPn
  • Position Id: 9114005
  • Posted 1 hour ago
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