Data Architecture Consultant

ACS Professional Staffing; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 8,128,000 - 16,669,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Leave

EAP

Health/Dental/Vision/Life options

HSAs and 401k

Job summary

ACS Professional Staffing is seeking a Data Architecture Consultant to design and implement a data-centric platform serving as a single source of truth for a new nuclear build. The role spans design, licensing, procurement, construction, commissioning, and plant operations, with emphasis on data-driven workflows and real-time analytics for requirements management, traceability, and change control.

The position is full-time and on-site in Richland, WA, requiring a strong background in data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, data science, engineering, or a related field with 5 years of data architecture experience.
• Experience designing operational or records systems and integrating data from diverse sources into a centralized location.
• Knowledge of cloud providers, SaaS platforms, and data storage platforms and how to select technologies for project needs.
• Experience gathering requirements from stakeholders and advising on technical solutions.
• Experience leading technical teams and communicating priorities to stakeholders with regular status updates.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, data integration frameworks, and cloud services (AWS, Azure).
• Experience with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark) and data streaming (Kafka).
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or similar languages and data warehousing principles (star/snowflake schemas).

Responsibilities

• Implement the comprehensive data strategy for a single source of truth data-centric platform.
• Establish a Data Governance Framework for data quality, security, and compliance.
• Identify digital twin and digital thread solutions for regulatory programs and plant equipment.
• Evaluate enterprise asset management software and databases to reduce redundancy.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud design

ETL/ELT

SQL

Python

Java

Data modeling

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Job description

Overview

ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Data Architecture Consultant will play a key role in designing and implementing a data-centric platform that serves as a single source of truth, integrating diverse data sources across all phases of a new nuclear build, including design, licensing, procurement, construction, commissioning, and plant operations. The role will incorporate innovative, data-driven solutions that streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and provide real-time analytics to support requirements management and traceability, records creation and control, change management, regulatory compliance demonstration, work control, maintenance planning and scheduling, and equipment reliability monitoring. In addition, the consultant will communicate the platform’s objectives and strategies to internal stakeholders and key external partners, collaborating with them to define roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authorities.

This full-time position is located in Richland, WA.

Pay range

$58.62 - $120.68

Benefits

• Sick Leave: One hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked (sick leave can be used after 90 days of employment)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit options available: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours worked - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, LifeBalance Discount Program

Responsibilities

• Implement the comprehensive data strategy for a single source of truth data-centric platform.
• Implement the Data Governance Framework that establishes effective data architecture and integration principles, policies, and standards to ensure data quality, security, and compliance.
• Identify the best solutions for the creation of digital twins for regulatory programs and the digital threads to requirements and plant equipment.
• Evaluate in-use enterprise asset management software and databases to identify opportunities for inclusion and elimination of redundancy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, data science, engineering, or a related field, and 5 years of experience in data architecture, data management, or a related role.
• Experience working with and designing operational, change management, or records systems.
• Experience integrating data from a variety of disparate systems into a centralized location.
• Knowledge of a wide array of cloud providers, SaaS platforms, and data storage platforms, with experience making decisions about which technologies are optimal for a project's needs.
• Experience gathering requirements from stakeholders with varying backgrounds and advising on technical solutions.
• Experience leading and building technical teams, communicating stakeholder priorities and producing tasking accordingly, and providing regular status updates to stakeholders on project objectives.
• Strong knowledge of various database technologies (e.g., SQL), data integration (ETL/ELT and application integration) frameworks, and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) and data streaming services (e.g., Kafka).
• Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Java, or others.
• Expertise in data modeling and data warehousing principles, including an understanding of transactional schema, normalization/denormalization, star schema, snowflake schema, etc.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.