Data Platform Architect

hatch I.T.; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Expression seeks an experienced Data Platform Architect to guide data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions from prototype to production. You will lead across engineering, data science, analytics, and mission teams to ensure scalable, secure data platforms with governance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include setting technical standards, implementing DataOps/MLOps practices, and ensuring production readiness while collaborating with stakeholders on data products and pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience guiding data platform implementations across data engineering, analytics, and ML teams.
• Hands-on guidance for data integration, governance, and platform operations.
• Ability to deliver production-ready solutions and drive standardization across projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural guidance, technical standards, and operational support for secure, scalable data/analytics/AI/ML solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to structure data pipelines and platform assets for production readiness.

Skills

Architectural guidance

Data governance

DataOps / MLOps

Security & compliance

DevOps

Performance optimization

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

Job description

hatch I.T. is partnering with Expression to find a Data Platform Engineer.

About The Role

Expression is seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect to provide architectural guidance, technical standards, and operational support for teams delivering secure, scalable data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions in mission environments. The Data Platform Architect will work across engineering, data science, analytics, platform, and mission teams to guide implementation in Databricks and Palantir Foundry. This role will help delivery teams structure data pipelines, data products, analytics and ML workflows, and platform assets so solutions are consistent, reusable, governed, supportable, and production-ready. The successful candidate will provide hands‑on guidance spanning data integration, DataOps, DevOps, MLOps, governance, security, compliance, performance optimization, and platform operations while helping teams move solutions from prototypes into reliable production environments.

Location and Clearance

Clearance: Secret/Top Secret clearance required

Location: Falls Church, VA

About the Company

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and national security community. Expression’s “Perpetual Innovation” culture focuses on creating immediate and sustainable value for their clients via agile delivery of tailored solutions built through constant engagement with their clients. Expression was ranked #1 on the Washington Technology 2018's Fast 50 list of fastest growing small business Government contractors and a Top 20 Big Data Solutions Provider by CIO Review.