Senior Data Architect — AI/ML & Cloud Data Governance

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc. in the DC Metro area seeks an experienced Data Architect to develop enterprise data architectures, governance, and integration strategies supporting analytics, AI/ML, and modernization.

You will shape reference architectures and data exchange standards. Applicants should hold TS security clearance with SCI eligibility, a related bachelor’s degree (master preferred), and 8+ years of cloud architecture experience across AWS/Azure.

Qualifications

• Active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field; Master preferred.
• 8+ years of cloud architecture experience.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud platforms.
• Understanding of enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and cloud governance.
• Experience producing architecture documentation and technical standards.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise data reference architectures and integration frameworks.
• Define metadata, master data, and data exchange standards.
• Design AI/ML data governance frameworks and feature store architectures.
• Establish training data lineage, provenance tracking, and metadata registries.
• Define architectures supporting synthetic data generation and cross-domain data sharing.
• Support implementation of data governance and compliance requirements.
• Develop data architecture roadmaps and modernization strategies.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure/multi-cloud

Networking knowledge

Cybersecurity

Architecture documentation

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science or related

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Navitas Business Consulting, Inc. in the DC Metro area seeks an experienced Data Architect to develop enterprise data architectures, governance, and integration strategies supporting analytics, AI/ML, and modernization.

You will shape reference architectures and data exchange standards. Applicants should hold TS security clearance with SCI eligibility, a related bachelor’s degree (master preferred), and 8+ years of cloud architecture experience across AWS/Azure.