Cloud Data Architect: Pipelines, Databricks & Modernization

accenturefederalservices; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a data architecture professional to design end-to-end data architectures, ingestion pipelines, and cloud-based processing. You will define standards, patterns, and reusable components that enable scalable data collection and reliable operations.

You will lead hands-on engineering, build ETL/ELT pipelines, implement CI/CD and monitoring, mentor teammates, and collaborate with cross‑functional groups to modernize dashboards and analytics while aligning with federal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud-based data architectures (Azure, Databricks, AWS, SQL).
• Proficiency with modern data engineering tools and languages (Databricks, Python, R, SQL, Git, CI/CD).
• Experience building large-scale ingestion pipelines and cloud-native processing workflows.
• Strong ability to translate program needs into scalable technical designs.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data architectures for data streams and cloud-based processing.
• Develop and maintain ingestion pipelines and data transformation.
• Provide architectural guidance for modernization and dashboards improvements.
• Lead prototyping and delivery of new ingestion capabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote data engineering best practices.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Python

R

SQL

Git

CI/CD tooling

Azure

AWS

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a data architecture professional to design end-to-end data architectures, ingestion pipelines, and cloud-based processing. You will define standards, patterns, and reusable components that enable scalable data collection and reliable operations.

You will lead hands-on engineering, build ETL/ELT pipelines, implement CI/CD and monitoring, mentor teammates, and collaborate with cross‑functional groups to modernize dashboards and analytics while aligning with federal