Data Architect

NewGen Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies seeks an experienced Data Architect to design and govern enterprise data architecture within the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. You will lead data modeling efforts, develop gold-layer schemas, and collaborate with data engineers to review pipeline designs.

You will support DoD-focused projects requiring US Citizenship and Secret Clearance, with responsibilities spanning requirements gathering, architecture, and documentation to ensure compliance and scalability.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required
• Secret Clearance required
• Ability to produce and maintain source-to-target mapping documentation
• Design logical and physical data models for the Databricks Lakehouse
• Strong data modeling skills including dimensional modeling
• Design gold-layer schema aligned to KPI requirements
• Partner with data engineers to review pipeline designs
• Familiarity with the Agile process

Responsibilities

• Databricks architecture, design, and model (60% of the time)
• Gather and analyze requirements (20% of the time)
• Monitor and troubleshoot data jobs (10% of the time)
• Document processes and workflows (10% of the time)

Skills

Databricks

Data modeling

ERD

Dimensional modeling

Star schema

Snowflake schema

KPI mapping

Documentation

Agile

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

SQL

ETL tools

AWS Gov Cloud

Job description

Our Partner is looking for an experienced Data Architect to design, data model, govern, and optimize Enterprise Data Architecture within Databricks Lakehouse Platform.

Responsibilities

• Databricks architecture, design, and model (60% of the time)
• Gather and analyze requirements (20% of the time)
• Monitor and troubleshoot data jobs (10% of the time)
• Document processes and workflows (10% of the time)

Requirements

• US Citizenship
• Secret Clearance
• Ability to produce and maintain source-to-target mapping documentation
• Design logical and physical data models for the Databricks Lakehouse, including dimensional models and medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold layers)
• Strong data modeling skills, including dimensional modeling (facts, dimensions, slowly changing dimensions 1/2/3). Design entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs), star/snowflake schemas, fact and dimension tables
• Design gold-layer schema (star schema, fact/dimension, or aggregate models) aligned to KPI requirements
• Partner with data engineers to review pipeline designs for adherence to architectural and modeling standards. Advise on Databricks platform features and Lakehouse best practices, recommending adoption where relevant
• Familiarity with the Agile process

Desired Skills

• Databricks Certification preferred
• Knowledge of and experience with DoD
• Familiar with Customer and/or DoD IT architectures
• Federal experience
• Experience in post go-live production support and break/fix
• Focus on customer service and responsiveness, with sound customer handling skills
• Experience working within AWS Gov Cloud
• Experience working migrating code from non-accredited to accredited environments within AWS

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics.Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ