IT Specialist(Data Lakehouse Architect)

DC Department of Human Resources; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DC Health in Washington, DC is seeking an IT Specialist (Data Lakehouse Architect) to design, document, upgrade, and enhance an enterprise data platform that centrally stores structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data for analysis and decision‑making.

This role requires hands‑on experience with ETL, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, Infrastructure‑as‑Code, IAM, security controls, and data governance, reporting to the CIO and collaborating with stakeholders across the department.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or 24 semester hours in related fields and experience developing applications or networks.
• Four core competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving.

Responsibilities

• Design and document enterprise data models for critical applications and services.
• Upgrade and enhance data lakehouse architecture to support data access, integrity, and performance.
• Lead integration with cloud and on‑prem systems and govern data security and IAM policies.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in CS or related field

Job description

We are excited in your interest to join DC Health (The District of Columbia Department of Health), a nationally accredited public health department (https://phaboard.org/) Where our Vision is for Washington, D.C. to be the healthiest city in America. We believe that all people - no matter their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level, age, language, religion, ability, or geographic location - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives.

Role

Bring your professional career to Washington, D.C., the most dynamic and diverse city in the country. Join us as you are appreciated, developed, and rewarded and play a vital role in DC Health achieving our Strategic Priorities and Values:

We look forward to reviewing your candidacy, be well and good luck!

Job Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health (DC Health) within the Office of The Director, Office of Information Technology (OD-IT). DC Health promotes health, wellness, and equity across the District, and protects the safety of residents, visitors, and those doing business in the nation’s capital. DC Health believes that all people - no matter their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, education level, age, language, religion, ability, or geographic location - should have the opportunity to live healthy lives.

Integral to this role is a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The IT Specialist (Data Lakehouse Architect) is a Senior IT Specialist responsible for designing, documenting, upgrading, and enhancing an enterprise platform that can centrally store data (structured, un-structured, and semi-structured) from various critical applications, and systems for analysis and decision-making. The role requires hands-on experience with data ingestion, extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code, as well as knowledge of IAM policies, security controls, data and cloud governance.

The incumbent candidate for this position will have the unique opportunity to lead data lakehouse assessment, planning and development activities for the DC Health, working under the general direction of the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) and working closely with stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve system issues affecting data access, integrity, performance, security and storage, and recommends integration architecture upgrades to improve data availability, recovery, and future systems resilience within the District.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

Incumbent serves as an IT Specialist, with primary responsibility for designing, documenting, upgrading, and enhancing enterprise data models to support critical applications and services. This role involves ensuring adherence to government laws and regulations, safeguarding information and computer systems, and troubleshooting and resolving application and integration-related issues. The role also involves defining infrastructure for application design and integration cloud-based systems, confirming application architecture capability and flexibility to support high availability web/cloud applications, and improving application architecture by evaluating emerging technologies and their applicability to business goals and operational requirements

The incumbent also contributes to strategic plans, prepares action plans, implements production and quality standards, and collaborates with senior management to understand information requirements and prioritize development tasks. Additionally, the Application Developer/Integration Architect defines infrastructure for application and integration design, confirms application capability, and improves architecture by evaluating and implementing emerging technologies.

Qualifications And Education

Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

OR

Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

• Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Customer Service - Works with clients and customers.
• Oral Communication - Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information.

AND

Specialized Experience:

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, one (1) year of specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression.

Licenses and Certifications

None required.

Preferred Qualifications: Certified DevSecOps Professional (AWS & Azure)

Working Conditions / Environment

The incumbent must be able to carry out official duties in a variety of settings and conditions. Routine work will occur primarily in an office setting.

Employment Sponsorship

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U