Data Architect

Acuity INC; Virginia; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Places to Work recognition

Training & certifications stipend

Degree program stipend

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. seeks a Data Architect to lead data engineering and operations across teams. You'll work on data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks while collaborating with client staff and contractor teams.

The role requires cloud experience, Hadoop ecosystem, Python, and building ETL pipelines. Clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences is essential. Location: Virginia, USA, with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Data management

AWS

Python

ETL pipelines

Hadoop

Spark

SQL NoSQL

Data integration

Tools

Hadoop/HDFS

Cloudera

Presto

Neo4j

Niagra Falls

Job description

Overview

Acuity, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Data Architect . Position within a team supporting the client 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, client staff and external stakeholders.

Why Acuity?

We're building more than careers-we're building a place people genuinely love to work. At Acuity, you'll get:

• Strong work-life balance and a people-first culture
• Competitive compensation + Health/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs

Recognized as a Best Places to Work (Washington Business Journal, 8+ years) Named a Top Workplace by The Washington Post (2022-2025)

Ready to grow with a team that invests in you? Learn more: www.myacuity.com

Why Acuity?

Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long-term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers' critical missions.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• 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.

Preferred Skills:

• 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.

Clearance Requirements:

TS/SCI w/Poly

Salary Range

Min USD $160,000.00/Yr.

Max USD $200,000.00/Yr.

The salary range for this position represents Acuity's good faith estimate of the compensation for this job title at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, contract requirements, applicable labor categories, and, where applicable, contract award and funding.