Remote Senior Data Architect - Cloud Data Platform Leader

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 195,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

GDIT seeks a Sr. Data Architect to lead data platform design, governance, and modernization for the Case Management Modernization program. You will own cloud-based data pipelines, data lake/warehouse patterns, and enterprise data strategies to support AO's analytics needs.

The role focuses on building scalable, secure data platforms, implementing IaC for provisioning, and ensuring compliance with federal security and privacy requirements across the full data lifecycle.

Qualifications

• MA/MS degree with 12+ years of general experience in information systems.
• Deep experience designing data architecture using AWS data services and modern application patterns.
• Establish platform integration patterns for ETL/ELT pipelines, APIs, and downstream consumption layers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a scalable, secure cloud-based data platform (data lake, lakehouse, or data warehouse).
• Develop and document data flows, structures, standards, and governance alignment.
• Architect multi-tenant, cloud-based environments with SQL/NoSQL, IaaS, PaaS. Ensure security and uptime.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Lake

Data Warehousing

Enterprise Data

Data Governance

SQL

NoSQL

AWS

CI/CD

ETL/ELT tooling

Education

MA/MS degree

BA/BS with 12+ years experience

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

ETL/ELT tooling

Job description

GDIT seeks a Sr. Data Architect to lead data platform design, governance, and modernization for the Case Management Modernization program. You will own cloud-based data pipelines, data lake/warehouse patterns, and enterprise data strategies to support AO's analytics needs.

The role focuses on building scalable, secure data platforms, implementing IaC for provisioning, and ensuring compliance with federal security and privacy requirements across the full data lifecycle.