Collibra

Senior Federal Enterprise Solution Architect

USA, United States full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

Joining Collibra’s Public Sector team

At Collibra Public Sector, our Professional Services team relies on Federal Solution Architects to deliver on customer expectations for the services we sell, working directly with customer key projects stakeholders throughout the entire customer journey. Ensuring growth, adoption and renewal, Federal Solution Architects act as customer champions, ensuring customers are onboarded and realizing value rapidly.

Senior Enterprise Solution Architects at Collibra Public Sector are responsible for

Supporting federal customer engagements by delivering mission-aligned architectural design and execution of Collibra products that adhere to Collibra Public Sector’s Delivery Models, Engagement Processes, Methodologies, and Artifacts, while ensuring compliance with applicable government regulations and security standards (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA, GovCloud).

Providing federal agencies with tailored data governance strategies that incorporate best practices, enable knowledge transfer, and drive measurable business and mission outcomes.

Partnering cross-functionally with Collibra Sales, Customer Engineering, Product, Support, and Executive teams to ensure alignment with federal acquisition cycles and stakeholder priorities.

Identifying opportunities to expand Collibra’s footprint within agencies by aligning product capabilities to evolving agency mandates, modernization efforts, and compliance requirements.

Meeting or exceeding utilization goals in support of federal client success, long-term program engagement, and repeatable delivery excellence.

Contributing to the growth of Collibra’s public sector services and licensing business through account expansion, strategic planning, and customer advocacy.

You have

Because this role supports the U.S. government, it is required that the candidate be a US citizen who resides on US soil candidate and holds an active Top Secret Polygraph Lifestyle Security Clearance

Located in Chantilly, Virginia or the surrounding area.

Willing to be on site 100% of the time.

3+ years of consulting experience supporting U.S. federal agencies with knowledge in the areas of Data Governance or Data Management.

An understanding of the leading PaaS providers, Data Lakes, Databases, and Integration platforms commonly adopted by federal agencies.

A minimum of 2 years of experience working with cloud platforms, network-based API integration (REST/JSON), and deployment automation.

Linux CLI proficiency.

Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, infrastructure and platform.

Experience with big data technologies such as Spark, and Hadoop.

Familiarity in enterprise security solutions such as LDAP or Kerberos.

Hands-on experience with Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Data Orchestration, and/or Job Control tools.

Knowledgeable of at least least two or three of the following: data management processes, including data governance, data stewardship, master data management, data cataloging, and business rules management

Proficiency in leveraging APIs via Java, Python, or similar scripting language for custom software implementations in Enterprise Linux or Unix environments.

Experience with data warehousing, ETL, data integration.

Skilled in developing functional and technical specifications.

Experienced with Collibra or comparable technologies.

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related working experience is required.

You are

An effective communicator across business and technical stakeholders and able to tailor to different audiences.

Always customer-focused and personally hold yourself accountable for the customer’s success.

Masterful at troubleshooting, navigating, and facilitating resolution of challenging client connectivity and technical software issues.

Self-starting and interested in learning new software skills to support intricacies of Collibra’s application stack.

Able to work with business and IT owners to identify and align on solutions to data challenges, advocating for the importance of preserving data governance and quality.

Able to lead blueprinting, design workshops, and requirements gathering activities.

Measures of success

Within the first 30 days of employment, be able to

Present the services offered to your manager understanding the different deliverables and the value provided.

Present the Customer Journey framework to your manager understanding the different phases and roles and responsibilities within each phase.

Clearly understand the roles and responsibilities of all delivery personnel including an Engagement Manager, Solution Architect, Account Program Manager, Premium Support Engineer, Sales Engineer and Account Executive.

Work with the account team to build project plans aligned to each assigned account.

Have a baseline understanding of the Collibra product and associated features.

Within the first 60 days of employment

Clearly understand and present the functions and features of the product with your manager.

Show an intermediate understanding of the product with the ability to architect solutions.

Within the first 90 days of employment be able to

Execute on customer project plans based on product knowledge for assigned customers.

Understand and convey to customers how Collibra's suite product capabilities and the projects being delivered provide value to customers.

Design architectural solutions aligned with customer initiatives.

Compensation for this role

The standard base salary range for this position is $152,000 - 190,000 per year. This position is eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, and location.

In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive total rewards package, including bonus potential, equity for eligible roles, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401k plans, and more.

Benefits at Collibra

Collibra recognizes and values that everyone has different needs, interests, and life goals. We built our benefits program with flexibility in mind to support you and your loved ones through a diverse range of circumstances and life events. These flexible offerings sit on a foundation of competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Learn more about Collibra’s benefits.

We create inclusion and belonging through how we onboard, meet, connect, engage, and communicate. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Collibra.

At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone.

With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. If you have a need that requires accommodation, let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Interview prep

Walk in with sharper answers.

Use this as a quick practice sheet before you speak with the employer.

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Technology & IT API integration Python Sales Senior Federal Mid level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Senior Federal Enterprise Solution Architect role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Collibra?
  3. Which of API integration, Python and Sales have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with API integration, Python and Sales.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Senior Federal Enterprise Solution Architect role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, Python and Sales, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Collibra needs from this hire.

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