Federal Enterprise Solution Architect

Details

At Collibra Public Sector, the Professional Services team relies on Federal Solution Architects to deliver customer engagements, working directly with key project stakeholders throughout the customer journey. The role focuses on customer onboarding, value realization, growth, adoption, and renewal.

Responsibilities

• Support federal customer engagements by delivering mission-aligned architectural design and execution of Collibra products in accordance with delivery models, engagement processes, methodologies, and artifacts.
• Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations and security standards, including FedRAMP, FISMA, and GovCloud requirements.
• Provide federal agencies with tailored data governance strategies that incorporate best practices, enable knowledge transfer, and drive measurable business and mission outcomes.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Engineering, Product, Support, and Executive teams to align with federal acquisition cycles and stakeholder priorities.
• Identify opportunities to expand Collibra's footprint within agencies by aligning product capabilities with agency mandates, modernization efforts, and compliance requirements.
• Meet or exceed utilization goals in support of federal client success, long-term program engagement, and repeatable delivery excellence.
• Contribute to public sector services and licensing growth through account expansion, strategic planning, and customer advocacy.
• Lead blueprinting, design workshops, and requirements-gathering activities.
• Work with business and IT owners to identify and align on solutions to data challenges, advocating for data governance and quality.
• Troubleshoot and facilitate resolution of challenging client connectivity and technical software issues.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and residence in the United States are required.
• An active Top Secret Polygraph Lifestyle Security Clearance is required.
• Located in Chantilly, Virginia, or the surrounding area.
• Willing to work on-site 100% of the time.
• 3+ years of consulting experience supporting U.S. federal agencies, with knowledge of data governance or data management.
• Understanding of leading PaaS providers, data lakes, databases, and integration platforms commonly adopted by federal agencies.
• At least 2 years of experience with cloud platforms, network-based API integration using REST/JSON, and deployment automation.
• Linux CLI proficiency.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure, Kubernetes, infrastructure, and platforms.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Spark and Hadoop.
• Familiarity with enterprise security solutions such as LDAP or Kerberos.
• Hands-on experience with data quality, data pipelines, data orchestration, and/or job control tools.
• Knowledge of at least two or three of the following data management processes: data governance, data stewardship, master data management, data cataloging, and business rules management.
• Proficiency in leveraging APIs through Java, Python, or a similar scripting language for custom software implementations in Enterprise Linux or Unix environments.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL, and data integration.
• Ability to develop functional and technical specifications.
• Experience with Collibra or comparable technologies.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent related work experience.
• Effective communication skills across business and technical stakeholders, with the ability to tailor communication to different audiences.
• Customer-focused approach and accountability for customer success.
• Ability to learn new software skills supporting Collibra's application stack.

Measures of Success

First 30 Days

• Present the services offering to the manager, including deliverables and value provided.
• Present the Customer Journey framework, including phases, roles, and responsibilities.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of delivery personnel, including the Engagement Manager, Solution Architect, Account Program Manager, Premium Support Engineer, Sales Engineer, and Account Executive.
• Work with the account team to build project plans for assigned accounts.
• Establish a baseline understanding of the Collibra product and associated features.

First 60 Days

• Understand and present the functions and features of the product.
• Demonstrate an intermediate understanding of the product and the ability to architect solutions.

First 90 Days

• Execute customer project plans based on product knowledge for assigned customers.
• Explain how Collibra's suite capabilities and delivered projects provide customer value.
• Design architectural solutions aligned with customer initiatives.

Compensation

The standard base salary range is $128,000–$160,000 per year. The position is eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on factors including experience, skills, and location.

The total rewards package includes bonus potential, equity for eligible roles, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401(k) plans, health coverage, and time off.

Benefits

Collibra offers flexible benefits designed to support employees and their loved ones through different circumstances and life events, alongside competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Collibra is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodations for applicants who require them.