Lead Data Architect: Aviation Analytics & AI-Enabled

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Labs is seeking a Lead Data Architect - Aviation Analytics to support FAA BNATCS CTO in identifying, acquiring, modernizing, integrating, and operationalizing data for advanced analytics and agentic AI-enabled workflows.

The role requires senior data leadership across FAA BNATCS and Peraton Labs data streams to ensure the DCC is built on a strong data foundation and supports decision-making at scale.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of data engineering or related experience in aerospace or enterprise environments.
• Experience leading data initiatives across multiple teams.
• US Citizenship with FAA Public Trust suitability; able to commute to Annapolis Junction, MD, Bowie, MD, or Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

• Lead data strategy and execution to support DCC and CTO-driven capabilities.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize data sources for analytics, visualization, and AI workflows.
• Coordinate data acquisition across internal teams and program partners.
• Define data fusion approaches and modernization of data capture and pipelines.
• Guide ETL and data prep for dashboards, analytics models, and AI/ML use cases.
• Partner with systems, software, and analytics teams to align data architecture with mission needs.
• Identify data gaps, dependencies, quality issues, and integration challenges.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL

Data fusion

Systems architecture

Technical leadership

Cloud data platforms

Cross-team collaboration

US Citizenship

Job description

Peraton Labs is seeking a Lead Data Architect - Aviation Analytics to support FAA BNATCS CTO in identifying, acquiring, modernizing, integrating, and operationalizing data for advanced analytics and agentic AI-enabled workflows.

The role requires senior data leadership across FAA BNATCS and Peraton Labs data streams to ensure the DCC is built on a strong data foundation and supports decision-making at scale.