Collibra Workflow Automation Engineer

Key Skills: Collibra, Java, Rest API, Python, CICD, JSON, Automation, AWS, Camunda, Snowflake, Jira, ServiceNow, ETL

Roles and Responsibilities:

Workflow Design & Automation

• Design and implement BPMN 2.0 workflows in Collibra for: Business glossary curation & approval
• Data ownership & stewardship onboarding
• Policy/standard lifecycle & attestation
• Data quality issue management & remediation SLAs
• Dataset certification, rule exceptions, and waiver workflows
• Build user tasks, service tasks, timers, gateways, escalation paths, and SLA/notification rules.
• Implement task forms, UI elements, and custom validations for steward-friendly experiences.

Platform Configuration & Development

• Configure and extend Collibra operating models (domains, asset types, attributes, relationships).
• Build workflow scripts (Java/Groovy/Python where applicable) and REST API calls to manipulate assets, relations, responsibilities, communities, and tags.
• Develop metadata onboarding automations and lineage triggers; schedule jobs for recurring governance actions.
• Create reusable workflow templates and configuration libraries for consistent rollout across domains.

Integration & Data Exchange

• Integrate Collibra with enterprise tools: ETL/ELT & Catalog/Lineage: Glue, Informatica/IICS, Talend, dbt, Kafka
• ITSM/Work Management: ServiceNow, Jira (bi-directional status sync)
• Identity & Security: SSO (SAML/OIDC), LDAP/AD, RBAC automation
• Cloud Data Platforms: AWS (S3, Glue Catalog, Redshift), Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure
• Implement contract-first API integrations, webhooks, and event/notification patterns (email, Slack/Teams).

Quality, Observability & Reliability

• Establish workflow testing (unit/sandbox), peer reviews, and promotion between environments.
• Implement observability: workflow metrics, task backlog health, SLA breach alerts, and audit logs.
• Optimize performance: reduce long-running transactions, handle concurrency, and tune polling/async behaviors.
• Maintain version control, change logs, and deployment runbooks.

Governance & Stakeholder Enablement

• Translate governance policies and RACI models into automated operating procedures.
• Partner with Data Stewards, Owners, Custodians, DQ leads to iterate on process design.
• Run training and playbacks, produce end-user guides, and create FAQ/runbooks.
• Contribute to governance maturity uplift roadmap and adoption KPIs.

Skills Required:

• 4-7+ years overall in data management/engineering or platform automation; 2-3+ years dedicated to Collibra workflows and configuration.
• Hands-on experience with BPMN 2.0 workflow development (Collibras workflow engine; experience with Camunda/Activiti is a plus).
• Strong proficiency with Collibra REST APIs, asset modeling, responsibilities, and community/role management.
• Scripting/programming skills: Java (preferred), Groovy, or Python for workflow service tasks and utilities.
• Experience with metadata/lineage concepts and automations; comfort with JSON, XML, CSV.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Git, environment promotion, and secure secrets handling.
• Solid understanding of data governance, business glossary, policy/standards, and data quality processes.

Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering