Data Architect & Analyst: Canonical Data Models

ThinkTek LLC; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

ThinkTek LLC is seeking an experienced Data Architect/Data Analyst to support enterprise data architecture and business process re-engineering. The role focuses on documenting information assets, governing the data lifecycle, and maintaining a comprehensive Data Dictionary and RTM to ensure alignment with mission capabilities and performance measures.

The candidate will translate high-level business requirements into structured data elements, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in business/data/ information architecture or related field.
• Experience developing conceptual, logical, or canonical data models.
• Strong data modeling concepts: entities, relationships, metadata, lifecycle management.
• Experience maintaining data dictionaries and requirements traceability matrices.
• Strong requirements management and traceability.

Responsibilities

• Identify, define, analyze, and document information assets for re-engineered processes.
• Analyze target-state processes to determine information needs at each lifecycle stage.
• Decompose high-level information assets into granular data elements for canonical data model.
• Define data-element attributes, relationships, ownership, usage, dependencies, and context.
• Identify relationships between information assets, processes, capabilities, rules, and performance measures.
• Ensure data requirements are complete, standardized, and aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate data lifecycle models and ensure they reflect operational needs.
• Maintain Data Dictionary and RTM to ensure traceability and alignment.

Skills

Business architecture

Data architecture

Process modeling

Requirements management

Data governance

Data lifecycle management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS/CS/BA/DM/Engineering

Job description

ThinkTek LLC is seeking an experienced Data Architect/Data Analyst to support enterprise data architecture and business process re-engineering. The role focuses on documenting information assets, governing the data lifecycle, and maintaining a comprehensive Data Dictionary and RTM to ensure alignment with mission capabilities and performance measures.

The candidate will translate high-level business requirements into structured data elements, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to