Collibra Workflow Automation Engineer

Job description

Collibra Workflow Automation Engineer

Key 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.

Required Qualifications

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 (Collibra’s 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. </p

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING