Creative Financial Staffing (CFS)

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Job Description The Data Governance Architect serves as the primary link between business stakeholders and technical data solutions, leading the design and implementation of scalable governance architectures to support responsible and effective data practices. • Design and implement scalable data governance architectures, translating business data needs into actionable solution requirements. • Consult product and platform development through design, development, and release phases to ensure solutions meet data governance standards. • Administer and configure data governance platforms including user management, scanning schedules, and metadata workflows. • Build and maintain technical process flows for governance operations such as data onboarding, change management, data quality monitoring, and issue resolution. • Collaborate with data engineering, security, and platform teams to embed governance standards into data pipelines and data access layers. • Implement technical workflows to support data governance operations (e.g., data quality checks, issue management, metadata approval). • Ensure data governance controls are technically enforced within analytic and storage environments. • Monitor the effectiveness of governance policies and controls and drive continuous improvement of governance processes. • Maintain documentation and develop internal SOPs for governance tool operations and troubleshooting. Experience: • Bachelor's or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Library Science or a related field, or equivalent training. • Certified Data Management Professional, preferred. • Seven (7) years of relevant professional experience data governance, data management, data modeling, and analytics/BI. • Deep understanding of data governance and management practices, including metadata management, data classification, data lineage, and data contracts/sharing agreements. • Demonstrated project management planning and organization skills. • Experience with regulatory frameworks (FTA, HIPAA, PCI). • Knowledge of API integrations, scripting, or automation tools to support governance workflows. • Exposure to data security, role-based access controls, and identity integration for data platforms. • Experience with Power BI or similar BI tools.