AI & Data Data Architect

Guidehouse; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Vision

401k

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Transit Benefits

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise data architectures that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases. This role provides architectural leadership across data modeling, data engineering, and data governance, and works closely with cloud architects, engineers, and business stakeholders.

You will work in a hybrid environment in the DC area, translating business and regulatory requirements into scalable data solutions, while guiding data

Qualifications

• US citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a public trust
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of experience in data architecture/engineering or related roles
• Experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake
• Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design
• Experience supporting data governance and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment in the DC area

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain logical and physical data models supporting analytics and AI initiatives
• Define and oversee enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices
• Lead solution architecture for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers
• Provide technical leadership across AWS and Snowflake data environments
• Support data governance initiatives including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable data architecture solutions
• Partner with delivery teams during implementation to ensure architectural alignment and quality

Skills

Data architecture leadership

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Cloud collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Data modeling

Job description

Job Family :
Data Science & Analysis
Travel Required :
Up to 10%
Clearance Required :
Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise data architectures that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases. This role provides architectural leadership across data modeling, data engineering, and data governance, and works closely with cloud architects, engineers, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Design and maintain logical and physical data models supporting enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.
• Define and oversee enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Lead solution architecture for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
• Provide technical leadership across AWS and Snowflake data environments.
• Support data governance initiatives including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable data architecture solutions.
• Partner with delivery teams during implementation to ensure architectural alignment and quality.

What You Will Need

• US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST
• Bachelor’s degree
• TEN (10) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related technical roles.
• Experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake environments.
• Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design.
• Experience supporting data governance and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment in the DC area.

What Would Be Nice to Have

• Certifications in Snowflake, AWS, or data architecture disciplines.
• Experience supporting enterprise analytics or AI platforms.
• Prior experience supporting financial services or regulatory organizations.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.