Data Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; New York (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Architect to design and optimize data architecture for national security cyber missions. You will guide teams, model data, and collaborate with analysts and engineers to deliver scalable cloud-based data solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, data standards, and performance metrics, with a TS/SCI clearance required. A Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of data architecture experience are expected, with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience documenting, designing, creating, and deploying data architectures and database solutions for IT systems and users.
• Experience guiding teams in converting requirements into implementation plans.
• Experience establishing clear, concise, and executable data standards.
• Experience developing performance metrics to demonstrate system performance.
• Knowledge of making system data readily available, secure, tagged, formatted, and accessible.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience with data architecture, or HS diploma with 6+ years.

Responsibilities

• Analyze anticipated changes in data capacity requirements.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan the development of a new application or modification of an existing application.
• Consult with customers and key stakeholders to evaluate functional requirements for AI and data applications.
• Provide recommendations on new database technologies and architectures.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, and programmers to design applications.
• Advise higher level leadership on critical data management issues.
• Examine and identify database structural necessities by evaluating operations, applications, and programming.
• Prepare database design and architecture reports.
• Effectively allocate storage capacity in the design of data management systems.

Skills

Data architecture

Team leadership

Data governance

Cloud architectures

Data modeling

SQL databases

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

USCYBERCOM tools

Job description

Data Architect

The Opportunity:

For an organization to transformintoday’s digital world, it needs to properly collect, store, and organize its data. Effective data management can enable more efficient operations, yielding more growth. As a data architect, you know how to apply your creative-thinking and analytical mindset to help organizations manage their data assets.We’relooking for an experienced data architect like you to deliver leading-edge solutions for national security cyber missions.

As a data architect on our national security team,you’lluse your extensive technicalexpertiseto design andoptimizedata architecture solutions for cyber operations data governance as well as analytic and reporting dataflow.You’llresolve routine data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams by analyzing data architecture-related mission and business needs and working with client staff to make decisions and recommendations on future data architecture developments.

In this role,you’llgrow your technicalexpertise, apply bestpractices,and use tools to design databases and query databases, create data models, document and visualize as-is architecture to inform to-be architecture.You’llguide your team as it designs, defines, develops, and tests cloud solution components, andyou’llserve as a liaison between clients and developers to ensure that requirements are met and solutions are delivered.

With your drive toestablishprocesses and lead technological innovation,you’llmake a lasting impact on national security cyber operations.

What You’ll Work On:

• Analyze and plan foranticipatedchanges in data capacity requirements.

• Analyze information todetermine, recommend, and plan the development of a new application or modification of an existing application.

• Consult with customers and key stakeholders to evaluate functional requirements for AI and data applications.

• Provide recommendations on new database technologies andarchitectures.

• Confer with systems analysts, engineers,and programmers to design applications.

• Advisehigher level leadership on critical data management issues.

• Examine andidentifydatabase structural necessities by evaluating operations, applications, and programming.

• Prepare database design and architecture reports.

• Effectivelyallocatestorage capacity in the design of data management systems.

Join us. The worldcan’twait.

You Have:

• Experience documenting, designing, creating, and deploying data architectures and database solutions for IT systems and their users

• Experience guiding teams in converting requirements into implementation plans

• Experience capturing andestablishingclear, concise, and executable data standards

• Experience developing performance metrics todemonstratesystem performance

• Knowledge of making system data readily available, secure, tagged, formatted, and accessible

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience with data architecture or HS diploma or GED and 6+ years of experience with data architecture

Nice If You Have:

• Experience withUSCYBERCOMtools and data sources

• Experience with software engineering management

• Experience with data visualizations

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote : If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid : If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.