Collibra Data Quality Technical SME

Location: New York / Manhattan office (United States)
Onsite Role
Contract Type: Contractor
Start Date: Asap (within 30 days)
Engagement Length: 12+ months
Rate Range: Hourly

Company Overview:

Our client is one of the world's fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. They help customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Collibra Data Quality Technical SME to join our Data Governance team in New York in a hybrid capacity (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). This role is critical to the success of our enterprise data initiatives, focusing on the full lifecycle of the Collibra DQ platform—including architecture, configuration, integration, and advanced rule implementation. You'll drive the design of data quality validations, anomaly detection, and automation while supporting user onboarding and governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement data quality checks, validation rules, and anomaly detection in Collibra DQ to improve accuracy, completeness, and trust.
Build and maintain workflows and automated remediation processes within the platform.
Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain the Collibra DQ application and related components.
Develop and support Collibra workflows, API integrations, and Java-based solutions.
Connect to and scan databases/data lakes; integrate with RDBMS, Snowflake, and REST/Java APIs.
Implement CI/CD and version control (e.g., GitHub) for DQ artifacts and integrations.
Develop microservices and solutions using API/Event-Driven Architecture.
Communicate and coordinate platform upgrades and major releases.
Onboard users, deliver training, and support Data Governance and steward teams.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
12+ years in Data Engineering and/or Data Governance.
5+ years hands-on with Collibra Data Quality (configuration, administration, rule design).
Proven experience installing, administering, and customizing enterprise DQ applications.
Collibra workflow design/implementation; strong Java and API development skills.
Experience integrating Collibra with enterprise data platforms and services (e.g., Snowflake, RDBMS, REST).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience developing custom integrations using Collibra APIs.
Experience building governance metrics/scorecards using Collibra DQ metadata.
5+ years implementing Collibra integrations (workflows, connectors, automation)