afarax - Senior Collibra & Data Governance Practitioner

Our client is evaluating Collibra as a strategic platform for enterprise Data Governance and Metadata Management, with an initial focus on data catalogue, technical lineage, data quality integration and governance capabilities. We are looking for a senior, hands-on Collibra practitioner to drive the functional POC, translate the existing Data Governance capabilities into a potential Collibra setup and help build the internal capability required for future adoption. This is a fast-paced, delivery-oriented assignment requiring someone who can move comfortably between hands-on platform work, operational IT and Data Governance teams, architecture discussions and senior management.

1. Drive the Collibra POC

• Structure and execute functional testing of key Collibra capabilities, including metadata management, technical lineage, catalogue, governance workflows and data quality integration.
• Translate requirements into concrete test scenarios and rapidly turn findings into conclusions and recommendations.
• Explain the platform to different tester populations, guide their testing and help drive adoption.
• Ensure the POC produces reusable insights and patterns for a potential industrialized setup.

1. Translate and challenge the existing landscape

• Rapidly understand existing capabilities through demos, documentation and discussions with subject-matter experts.
• Separate the underlying business or functional requirement from the way it is implemented today.
• Map existing capabilities to Collibra and perform a pragmatic fit-gap analysis.
• Apply an "adopt native before rebuild" mindset: favor standard Collibra capabilities and actively challenge unnecessary customization, complexity and legacy ways of working.
• Identify what should be adopted natively, configured, integrated, custom built, simplified or retired.

1. Shape the future setup

• Translate POC and fit-gap findings into recommendations for a simple, scalable and maintainable Collibra setup.
• Work with Data Governance, architecture and engineering teams on integration, metadata ingestion, lineage, workflows and operating model.
• Contribute to a pragmatic transition approach while minimizing unnecessary customization and long-term technical debt.

1. Build internal capability

• Transfer Collibra knowledge through hands-on collaboration, coaching and remote training.
• Help new team members delivery hub progressively take ownership of platform configuration, integration, troubleshooting, evolution and maintenance.
• Contribute to establishing the foundations of a sustainable internal Collibra competence centre.

Required Profile

• Senior hands on Collibra practitioner with strong practical experience in enterprise implementations.
• Strong knowledge of metadata management, data catalogues, technical lineage, Data Governance and enterprise data integration.

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