Lead Data Architect

Guidehouse; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Lead Data Architect to serve as the technical lead for enterprise data architecture in Navy modernization initiatives. You will establish governance, semantic modeling, and data integration strategies across War Data Platform/Jupiter, Navy Data Platform, MSS, and Palantir Foundry.

You will design scalable ETL/ELT solutions, define ontology models, data sources, metadata standards, and ensure data quality and security across NIPRNet/SIPRNet environments.

Qualifications

• Active SECRET security clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years in enterprise data architecture, data management, or data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for enterprise data architecture supporting Navy modernization initiatives.
• Establish enterprise data architecture, governance, and semantic modeling across multiple platforms.
• Lead design and implementation of scalable data integration, ETL/ELT, and data lineage frameworks.
• Define enterprise ontology models, authoritative sources, and metadata standards.
• Architect cross‑domain data synchronization for NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
• Lead data governance policies, stewardship, KPI catalogs, and readiness metrics.
• Collaborate with Government stakeholders to modernize legacy reporting and automate data-driven capabilities.
• Ensure data quality, traceability, security, and compliance across platforms.
• Provide architectural leadership to Data Teams and engineers.
• Support executive briefings, roadmaps, and technical strategy.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Semantic modeling

ETL/ELT

Metadata

Cross-domain

Stakeholder communication

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

SQL

Python

Qlik

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Job description

## Lead Data ArchitectApply: US - PA, Mechanicsburg: US - VA, McLean: Full time: Posted Today: 45739**Job Family:**Data Science Consulting**Travel Required:**Up to 10%**Clearance Required:**Active Secret**What You Will Do:*** Serve as the technical lead for enterprise data architecture supporting a Navy client’s modernization initiatives.* Establish enterprise data architecture, data governance, and semantic modeling strategies across War Data Platform/Jupiter, Navy Data Platform (NDP), Maven Smart System (MSS), and Palantir Foundry environments.* Lead the design and implementation of scalable data integration, ETL/ELT, and data lineage frameworks supporting logistics, supply chain, maintenance, readiness, personnel, and operational performance data.* Define enterprise ontology models, authoritative data sources, master data management approaches, and metadata standards.* Architect cross-domain data synchronization solutions supporting both NIPRNet and SIPRNet environments.* Lead development of data governance policies, stewardship processes, KPI catalogs, and readiness metric frameworks.* Collaborate with Government stakeholders to modernize legacy reporting processes and transition manual briefing products into automated, data-driven operational capabilities.* Ensure data quality, traceability, security, and compliance across enterprise analytical platforms.* Provide architectural leadership to Data Architects, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and engineering teams.* Support executive-level briefings, modernization roadmaps, and technical strategy development. **What You Will Need:*** An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED \"SECRET\" Federal or DoD security clearance* Bachelor's degree.* SEVEN (7) or more years of relatable experience in enterprise data architecture, data management, or data engineering. **What Would Be Nice To Have:*** Experience supporting Navy logistics, maintenance, supply chain, or readiness programs.* Experience with War Data Platform/Jupiter, NDP, or MSS.* Knowledge of DoW data strategies, data mesh concepts, and ontology development.* Experience supporting classified environments and cross-domain architectures.* Familiarity with DRRS-N readiness metrics and operational reporting frameworks.* AWS, Azure, Snowflake, or comparable cloud platform experience.* Experience designing large-scale cloud and data platform architectures.* Experience developing enterprise data models, ontologies, metadata repositories, and governance frameworks.* Experience with Databricks, Palantir Foundry, SQL, Python, Qlik and modern data integration technologies.* Experience architecting data solutions supporting predictive analytics and operational decision support.* Experience establishing data quality, lineage, and governance controls.* Experience supporting DoW, Navy, or federal enterprise modernization initiatives.* Ability to work with executive stakeholders and technical teams.The annual salary range for this position is $135,000.00-$225,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.**What We Offer:**Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.Benefits include:* Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance* Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays* Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus* Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance* 401(k) Retirement Plan* Basic Life & Supplemental Life* Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts* Short-Term & Long-Term Disability* Student Loan PayDown* Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities* Skills Development & Certifications* Employee Referral Program* Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach* Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program* Mobility Stipend