Chief Enterprise Architect with Security Clearance

Integral Federal, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 195,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Bonuses & Awards

Training Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Integral Federal, Inc. is seeking a Chief Enterprise Architect to lead the design, scalability, and integration of ONR Comptroller’s Office Data & Analytics.

You will guide cloud-based architecture, data governance, ML/AI initiatives, and real-time dashboards for strategic insights. The role requires extensive experience in secure, scalable enterprise systems, DoD/INC data governance, and a current Secret Clearance.

Qualifications

• MA/MS with a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or IT related field.
• Ten years of experience designing scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise-level systems, with at least five years on data-intensive, cloud-based solutions.
• Lead architect for data integration and ETL/ELT processes, plus OLAP/OLTP design experience.
• Professional cloud architecture certification(s) required.
• Experience crafting formal architecture documentation and roadmaps.
• Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Provide data and technical expertise to ONR’s data/analytics mission.
• Establish data quality programs including profiling, cleansing, enrichment, and stewardship.
• Develop and deploy ML/AI models, NLP for unstructured data, and AI/ML platforms integration.
• Design, deploy, and operate cloud-native data systems meeting FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 with ATO.
• Automate infrastructure with IaC and build CI/CD pipelines for secure deployments.
• Create streaming data pipelines (Kafka/Kinesis) for real-time processing.
• Manage data access controls, metadata, and data catalogs under governance.
• Provide onboarding and ongoing support for analytics platforms and dashboards.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Data governance

ETL/ELT design

FedRAMP IL5

DoD compliance

CI/CD pipelines

IaC (Terraform Ansible)

ML/AI NLP

Data modeling

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

MA/MS in CS or related field

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Apache Kafka

AWS Kinesis

AWS SageMaker

Azure Machine Learning

Data governance tools

Job description

The Chief Enterprise Architect is the ultimate technical authority responsible for the design, scalability, and integration of the entire data ecosystem, ensuring the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Comptroller’s Office Data and Analytics (D&A) Division architecture meets all requirement. Responsibilities * Provide the data and technical expertise to support ONR’s data and analytics mission. * Identify, acquire, and curate relevant commercial S&T data sets, such as S&T publications, grants, patents, startup investment activities, company details, and informal S&T literature. directly engage with ONR’s expert analysts to answer strategic questions, automate reports, and configure dashboards to provide real-time insight into global research trends.

• Directly engage with ONR’s expert analysts to answer strategic questions, automate reports, and configure dashboards to provide real-time insight into global research trends.
• Establish a robust data quality program encompassing data profiling, cleansing, enrichment, and stewardship. maintain metadata, data lineage, and data dictionaries using enterprise-grade tools and shall develop and deploy advanced analytics, dashboards, and AI/ML models in collaboration with ONR stakeholders. * Provide onboarding, training, and ongoing support for analytics platforms, fostering a data-literate workforce.
• Establish and support a Data Governance Board to oversee data policies, standards, and compliance are required, as is the maintenance of continuous feedback loops with end-users and leadership for iterative improvement.
• Design, deploy, and operate all data and applications within a cloud environment authorized at the FedRAMP High baseline and DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5), and maintain the system’s Authority to Operate (ATO) at all times lo include configuration management, security patching, system monitoring, and help desk support.
• Design the architecture for scalability to accommodate future growth in data volume and user load.
• Implement and sustain secure data access mechanisms, including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and user interfaces for data exploration, as well as a secure Bulk Data Download capability for authorized users.
• Manage all access mechanisms under a formal data governance framework, including metadata management and data cataloging. develop and deploy machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) models, including Natural Language Processing (NLP) to analyze unstructured text and the integration of AI/ML platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure Machine Learning)
• Automate infrastructure and workflows using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), build and manage CI/CD pipelines for secure software deployment, and develop streaming data pipelines (e.g., using Apache Kafka or AWS Kinesis) for real-time data processing. Qualifications Required: * MA/MS with a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or IT related degree with 10 years experience * Ten (10) years of experience designing scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise-level systems, with at least five (5) of those years focused specifically on data-intensive solutions in a cloud environment.
• Five (5) years of hands-on data modeling experience, including the creation of both logical and physical data models.
• Verifiable project experience serving as the lead architect for data integration and ETL/ELT processes, as well as designing both Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems.
• A professional-level cloud architect certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Experience serving as the lead technical authority responsible for creating and maintaining formal architecture documentation (e.g., system views, technical roadmaps) for a complex data ecosystem.
• Secret Clearance
  

Salary range: $195,000 - $230,000 This position is in the proposal stage. The above salary range represents a general guideline. Integral Federal considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and/or discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.
Company Overview Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure. Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal! Our package also includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Earned Bonuses & Awards
• Professional Training Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability