Data Architect — Navy Data Governance & Security

Ignite Digital Federal Services; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Navy program impact

Community engagement

Growth opportunities

Job summary

The ideal candidate blends deep technical expertise with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with business stakeholders, program leadership, and data governance teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data architecture, including data modeling, data warehousing, integration design, and enterprise data governance.
• Strong expertise in data architecture principles, secure design, metadata standards, and modern cloud-native data platforms.
• Experience designing governed ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers aligned with DoD data practices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical decisions to business and mission audiences.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally in fast-moving Navy environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design of enterprise data architectures that meet Navy governance, security, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Develop scalable and governed data models that support data governance policies, metadata standards, and business rules.
• Design and implement data integration solutions ensuring quality, lineage tracking, and traceability across systems.
• Evaluate and implement data management technologies that support governance, interoperability, and modernization goals.
• Partner with governance teams to reinforce policy adherence and metadata completeness.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Integration design

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Cloud platforms

Governance tools

Job description

The ideal candidate blends deep technical expertise with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with business stakeholders, program leadership, and data governance teams.