Remote Azure Data Architect: Compliance & Cloud SQL

Koniag Government Services, LLC; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag Data Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced Data Architect to support the CTIS-M program for USDA APHIS PPQ. This fully remote role focuses on data architecture design, RG workflow integration, and FOIA-ready audit capabilities within CTIS-M, with collaboration across DME, leadership, and engineering teams.

You will contribute to enterprise data modeling, cloud data engineering, and governance, while participating in Agile ceremonies and ensuring Section 508

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise data architecture and relational modeling for large, workflow-driven systems.
• Experience with Azure SQL, T-SQL, performance tuning and cloud data engineering.
• Experience in Agile Scrum environments with Azure DevOps/TFS.
• Experience with integration platforms (MuleSoft or similar).

Responsibilities

• Guide the design and optimization of the CTIS-M Azure SQL data architecture supporting RG workflows.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models, ER diagrams, metadata structures, lineage rules and retention policies.
• Ensure all data structures comply with USDA, APHIS, PPQ, FEA, federal requirements.
• Define and enforce enterprise data modeling standards and governance practices.
• Translate regulatory requirements into automated data flows and scalable relational schemas.
• Support electronic workflows for compliance, inspections, and enforcement records.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support Agile ceremonies.

Skills

Data architecture

Relational modeling

Azure SQL

T-SQL

Performance tuning

Agile Scrum

Python (Pandas)

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MuleSoft

Azure DevOps

TFS

Job description

Koniag Data Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced Data Architect to support the CTIS-M program for USDA APHIS PPQ. This fully remote role focuses on data architecture design, RG workflow integration, and FOIA-ready audit capabilities within CTIS-M, with collaboration across DME, leadership, and engineering teams.

You will contribute to enterprise data modeling, cloud data engineering, and governance, while participating in Agile ceremonies and ensuring Section 508