Principal Data Architect

mcbrideconsulting; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Vision insurance

Job summary

McBride Consulting seeks a Principal Data Architect to support the C3BM division at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA. This full-time, onsite role focuses on data interoperability, architectures, and governance across mission planning environments.

You will lead data architecture design, oversee MPOB schemas, collaborate with government and industry partners, and guide cloud-enabled modernization initiatives while ensuring security and classified operations compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field.
• 20+ years of experience with 12+ years in the DoD.
• Experience with DoD data standards and mission planning data formats.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for government and contractor stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide interoperability and data architecture support across mission planning processes.
• Design and maintain mission planning data architectures, schemas, and data packages.
• Support MPOB data schemas and integration of new intelligence and mission planning data sources.
• Engage with Government, Intelligence Community, and partners to meet data interoperability objectives.
• Serve as a senior integration analyst supporting mission planning interface control.

Skills

Interoperability

Data Architecture

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Integration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Delta Lake

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Overview

McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Data Architect providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM). This full‑time position is located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA and requires 100% onsite presence.

Responsibilities

• Provide interoperability and data architecture support to ensure data consistency, reliability, and interoperability throughout the mission planning process.
• Design and maintain mission planning data architectures, schemas, and data packages supporting Government Program Office requirements and special interest programs.
• Support development of Mission Planning Order of Battle (MPOB) data schemas and recommend integration of new intelligence and mission planning data sources.
• Participate in technical meetings with Government, Intelligence Community, and mission partners to support mission planning data requirements and interoperability objectives.
• Serve as a senior integration analyst supporting mission planning interface control and interoperability working groups.
• Support interoperability for mission planning data formats including MPOB, ACTDF, Electronic Warfare (EW), Mission Planning Parametrics (MPP), and Common Route Definition (CRD).
• Coordinate with data providers, users, and owners to ensure data reliability, consistency, and governance across mission planning environments.
• Support schema development and updates to incorporate DoD and Intelligence Community standards and security marking requirements.
• Provide recommendations for enhancements to mission planning systems, data repositories, and order of battle capabilities.
• Serve as a technical advisor on mission planning data modernization initiatives, including data integration, cloud architectures, API implementation, and application modernization efforts.
• Design architectures and provide guidance for decomposing mission planning applications into containerized microservices and cloud‑based environments.
• Support development of data visualizations, analytics solutions, and data quality assessments.
• Provide recommendations regarding security controls, accreditation requirements, and operation of systems within classified environments.
• Support operational planning, mission integration, automation, and data ingestion initiatives across mission planning platforms.
• Assist in the development of Information Support Plans (ISPs), architectural documentation, and interoperability artifacts required to support mission planning capabilities.

Requirements

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret Level Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI later on.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field.
  • Years of experience: 20+ years of experience with 12+ years of experience in the DoD.
  • Technical skills in Data Architecture and Data Management, Architecture Design, Mission Planning Data Architecture and Interoperability, Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data Integration.
  • Cloud‑based systems and hybrid cloud architectures, Data Lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake), Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible), API architecture and microservices design (REST, gRPC, GraphQL), event‑driven and streaming architectures (Kafka, NiFi, Confluent), ETL/ELT pipeline orchestration and data transformation solutions.
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM, Active Directory, LDAP, Zero Trust, ABAC), knowledge of XML, JSON, mission planning data formats, cybersecurity principles for data, servers, cloud‑based systems, and classified environments.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, and DevOps principles, intelligence data and intelligence community data sources, hybrid network architecture, cloud connectivity, and architecture visualization tools (Visio, Draw.io, PowerPoint).
  • Interpersonal skills: strong analytical and critical thinking skills, ability to develop innovative solutions to complex interoperability and data architecture challenges, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and executive audiences, strong collaboration skills with Government, Intelligence Community, and contractor stakeholders, ability to work independently while leading technical discussions and architecture initiatives, strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA. Travel may be required as directed by the customer.
• Benefits: 401(k), dental insurance, health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, professional development assistance, referral program, vision insurance.