Data Architect
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Job Summary
Data Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise data solutions for federal government missions. Responsibilities include designing scalable data architectures for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data; modernizing legacy data environments into cloud-based, big data platforms; leveraging Databricks, Spark, and Delta Lake; defining data governance, security, and metadata management in compliance with federal standards; collaborating with government stakeholders, program managers, and development teams; developing data models, pipelines, APIs, and integration strategies across multiple data sources; enabling analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence use cases; mentoring data engineers and developers; and supporting capture and proposal activities by shaping technical solutions and architecture content for bids.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or solution architecture
- Expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake
- Strong knowledge of AWS (Glue, S3, Redshift, EMR), Azure (Synapse, Data Lake, Purview), or GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc)
- Experience designing data lakes, data warehouses, and streaming/real-time data architectures
- Familiarity with federal data standards (e.g., FISMA, FedRAMP, CUI handling, data governance frameworks)
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and big data query optimization
- Must be US Citizen
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance
- Certifications in cloud platforms (preferred)
- Experience supporting federal data modernization, digital transformation, or analytics programs
- Familiarity with data governance tools (Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Purview)
- Exposure to AI/ML pipelines and MLOps in cloud environments
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