Collibra System Administrator

ORION GROUPS is a professional services firm based in McKinney, Texas that provides experienced consultants to key organizations across the United States. We focus our talent expertise in both the financial and healthcare industries. Our capabilities in technology include application management, enterprise software systems, data strategies, integration, and IT infrastructure. We work diligently to listen and provide value to your unique needs. www.OrionGRPS.com

OVERVIEW

At Orion, we are seeking a Collibra System Administrator to administer the Collibra platform, including Collibra Protect, and actively supporting the Intelligent Data Experience - Access and Security (IDEAS) program from a technical perspective.

OPPORTUNITY

6-month contract-to-hire; Fully Remote (U.S. -- Central Time Zone)

SALARY

$120,000 -- $135,000 W2 contract plus benefits

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day technical issues within the Collibra platform, including user access, workflow failures, and job execution errors
• Analyze system logs and utilize monitoring tools to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks or stability issues
• Manage and administer Collibra Protect, ensuring fine-grained data access controls are correctly configured and operating as intended
• Build, configure, and maintain JDBC driver connections to enable diverse data sources to integrate with the Collibra Data Catalog
• Manage technical configurations for Collibra Edge sites to ensure successful metadata ingestion and profiling
• Collaborate with data owners to troubleshoot connectivity issues between source systems and Collibra
• Act as the primary technical liaison with Collibra vendor support; log tickets, provide necessary diagnostic data (logs, screenshots), and drive issues to resolution
• Coordinate with internal DevOps and Infrastructure teams for platform upgrades, patches, server maintenance, and network configuration changes (firewalls, proxies)
• Translate vendor technical requirements into actionable tasks for internal IT teams
• Plan and coordinate technical implementations of new features, hotfixes, and major version upgrades
• Maintain technical documentation regarding system architecture, configurations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for troubleshooting
• Stay current on Collibra's technical roadmap, specifically regarding changes to APIs, connectors, and infrastructure requirements

KEY EXPERIENCE

• Experience in Enterprise System Administration, Application Support, or Technical Operations
• Experience working as a Collibra system administrator
• Proven experience troubleshooting complex, multi-tiered enterprise software applications (identifying issues across network, database, or application layers)
• Experience configuring JDBC/ODBC drivers and understanding of database connectivity protocols
• Strong experience coordinating with software vendors for advanced support and ticket resolution
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Quick turnaround: preliminary interview followed by team interview on phone and Google Meets.
• Typically, one round with the hiring manager, joined by the team (virtual interview), possibly two rounds if necessary.

Orion Groups is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]