Data Architect

VTG Defense; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense is seeking an experienced Data Architect to support data engineering, operations, software engineering, security engineering, DevOps, application development, data science, and program management in data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks. You will collaborate with Customer staff and external stakeholders across organizational boundaries.

The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, AWS, Hadoop ecosystem, and data processing, with a focus on independent work in

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud infrastructure and data management.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
• Experience with AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with Hadoop ecosystem: HDFS, Cloudera, Spark, Presto, SQL and NoSQL.
• Experience conducting data processing activities.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience building and executing ETL pipelines.
• Experience integrating data flows with industry standard systems such as Niagra Falls.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and be a proactive problem solver.
• Experience communicating clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks.
• Collaborate across contractor teams, Customer staff, and external stakeholders.
• Engage in data engineering and operations, software engineering, security engineering, DevOps, application development, data science, and program management.
• Work with cloud infrastructure and data management across environments.
• Develop and optimize ETL pipelines and data workflows.
• Work with Python-based data processing and scripting tasks.
• Integrate data flows with industry-standard systems.
• Communicate findings and technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Python

ETL pipelines

Data management

Cross-functional communication

Tools

AWS

HDFS

Cloudera

Spark

Presto

SQL

NoSQL

Neo4J

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect within a team supporting the customer with data engineering and operations, software engineering, security engineering, DevOps engineering, application development, data science, and program management in support of data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks. Communicate and collaborate across organizational boundaries, to include other contractor teams, Customer staff and external stakeholders.

What will you do?

• Demonstrated experience with cloud infrastructure and data management.
• Demonstrated experience with multiple OS environments including Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud environments, including AWS.
• Demonstrated experience with development environments including AWS, Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS), Cloudera, Spark, Presto, SQL, and NoSQL.
• Demonstrated experience conducting data processing activities.
• Experience working with Python.
• Demonstrated experience building executing ETL pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience with integrating data flows with industry standard systems such as Niagra Falls.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and be a proactive problem solver.
• Experience providing clear and concise communications for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Do you have what it takes?

• Knowledge of targeting workflows, tools and environments
• Experience with Large Language Models and agentic workflows.
• Experience with graphical databases such as Neo4J
• Experience working with a hard target mission area.

PayRange: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $180,000-$240,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.