Lead Data Architect - Remote, Enterprise Data Platforms & AI

TISTA Science and Technology Corporation; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Remote working options

Paid time off

Training opportunities

HSA / FSA

Job summary

TISTA Science and Technology Corporation is seeking a Data Architect Lead to spearhead enterprise data architecture, governance, and analytics across the VA supply chain products. The role emphasizes modernizing data, establishing standards, and enabling AI/ML solutions.

The candidate should bring 12+ years in data architecture with 5+ years leading large federal programs, plus hands-on experience with lakehouse platforms and data migrations. Remote-friendly with CONUS travel.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of data architecture and engineering experience, including 5+ years as a lead data architect on large federal IT programs.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting enterprise lakehouse or comparable data platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale data migrations, including profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation.
• Experience designing enterprise data models and master data management solutions using DoDAF, UAF, or comparable architecture frameworks, including experience working in SAFe environments.
• Experience with Databricks or comparable modern data platforms, SQL, Python, ETL/ELT, data lineage, and governance.
• Experience developing or governing AI/ML solutions for forecasting, anomaly detection, analytics, or decision support.
• Experience with VA OIT data governance, federal health, supply chain/logistics, or related enterprise data environments strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead data architecture, governance, migration, data quality, and analytics activities across the product line.
• Design and govern enterprise data models, master data, data platforms, and data integration standards.
• Lead legacy data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and migration.
• Establish data quality, lineage, security, privacy, and governance standards.
• Design and oversee enterprise data platforms supporting reporting, analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
• Lead development and validation of forecasting, anomaly detection, and decision-support solutions.
• Collaborate with VA stakeholders, architects, engineers, cybersecurity teams, and Agile delivery teams to integrate data architecture into solution planning and delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineers, migration specialists, analysts, and AI/ML engineers.
• Contribute to TISTA data practice, business growth, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Leadership

Databricks

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

AI/ML forecasting

DoDAF/UAF architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Job description

TISTA Science and Technology Corporation is seeking a Data Architect Lead to spearhead enterprise data architecture, governance, and analytics across the VA supply chain products. The role emphasizes modernizing data, establishing standards, and enabling AI/ML solutions.

The candidate should bring 12+ years in data architecture with 5+ years leading large federal programs, plus hands-on experience with lakehouse platforms and data migrations. Remote-friendly with CONUS travel.