Data Architect, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Lead Data Architect to design and govern enterprise data architectures for Army data integration. You will guide data pipelines from multiple intelligence sources, collaborate with business analysts and technology teams, and drive cloud-based solutions using AWS services.

You will mentor engineers, establish data governance, and champion best practices in ETL, data modeling, and OLAP. This role requires TS/SCI readiness and a strong background in DoD data environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data architecture, engineering, or analytics with enterprise data models.
• Strong SQL skills, data modeling, and cloud data platforms.
• Experience with Python data frameworks for processing and automation.
• AWS data services experience and data governance exposure.
• Ability to obtain DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and governance of data architectures for Army data pipelines.
• Collaborate with analysts and tech teams to meet requirements.
• Develop cloud solutions using AWS and modern data tools.
• Establish data quality, metadata management, and lineage practices.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

SQL

Python

AWS

ETL

IAT Level II

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

S3

Glue

Redshift

Athena

Lake Formation

Job description

Data Architect, Lead

For an organization to transform in today’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’re looking for a data architecture lead like you to solve complex challenges and deliver leading-edge solutions for the Army. As a data architect on our Army Data Engineering team, you’ll use your extensive technical expertise to lead the design of data architecture solutions for integrating data pipelines from numerous Army intelligence sources. You’ll resolve complex data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams by analyzing data models and tools to provide a comprehensive view of available intelligence. In this role, you’ll share your technical expertise, introduce best practices, recommend, and use advanced tools for data warehousing, ETL processes, SQL, SSIS, and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing). You’ll lead your team as it designs, defines, develops, and tests cloud solution components, and you’ll serve as a liaison between clients and developers to ensure that requirements are met and solutions are delivered. With your motivation to establish processes and facilitate technological innovation, you’ll make a lasting impact on how the Army takes advantage of its intelligence sources. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or analytics engineering, including ownership of enterprise or program-level data models for secure DoW information management systems


• 8+ years of experience with SQL and database, including data modeling, such as dimensional modeling, normalization, or schema design, query optimization, and working with relational databases and cloud data platforms


• Experience with Python data frameworks for data processing, transformation, and automation


• Experience designing and governing data architectures in AWS-based environments


• Experience assisting with establishing and enforcing data governance practices, data quality frameworks, metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, and access policies


• Experience with ETL and ELT processes and modern data pipeline architectures


• Experience with project management, including planning and delivering schedule-bound technical engagements or assessments against a statement of work or charter and shape a practical architecture and roadmap TS/SCI clearance


• Bachelor's degree in a Data or IT field


• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 or 8140 IAT Level II Certification within 30 days of hire date

Nice If You Have

• Experience with AWS data services such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, or Lake Formation


• Experience conducting data maturity, readiness, or current-state architecture assessments for external clients


• Experience with data governance and catalog tooling, including data catalogs, lineage tools, or metadata management platforms


• Experience with data warehouse or Lakehouse architectures and orchestration or transformation frameworks such as Airflow or Data Build Tools (DBT)


• Experience mentoring engineers or analysts on data modeling and governance practices


• Experience with Agile development techniques and ceremonies


• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira and Confluence


• Knowledge of AI/ML workflows and the data architecture patterns that support them


• Possession of strong client-facing communication skills, to engage new customers, present findings, and recommendations to senior technical and non-technical stakeholders, and coordinate across internal teams


• Master's degree in a Data or IT field

Compensation

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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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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.

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