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 Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Integral Federal, Inc. seeks a Chief Enterprise Architect to serve as the ultimate technical authority for ONR Comptroller's Office D&A Division.

You will design scalable data architectures, lead data integration, and govern data quality in a FedRAMP/DoD IL5 environment. Responsibilities include building APIs, secure access, and AI/ML model deployment, while overseeing data governance, metadata, and lineage.

Qualifications

• MA/MS with a Bachelor's Degree in computer science or IT related field and 10 years of experience.
• Ten years of experience designing scalable, secure enterprise systems, with at least five years in data-intensive, cloud environments.
• Experience leading data integration, ETL/ELT, OLAP/OLTP architectures.
• Professional cloud architect certification (AWS/Azure).
• Proven ability to create architecture docs and roadmaps for complex data ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Provide data and technical expertise to support ONR's data and analytics mission.
• Identify and curate relevant S&T datasets and automate reports and dashboards for real-time insights.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure secure data access and governance policies.
• Develop and deploy analytics, dashboards, and AI/ML models in collaboration with ONR stakeholders.
• Implement IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and streaming data pipelines for real-time processing.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Data modeling

ETL/ELT design

Data governance

AI/ML

NLP

APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Education

MA/MS + Bachelor's in CS/IT

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS SageMaker

Azure Machine Learning

Job description

Overview The Chief Enterprise Architect is the u ltimate 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 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