Senior Data Architect – Army Vantage/Foundry (Secret DoD Cleared)

CACI International Inc; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead enterprise data architecture within Army Vantage and Palantir Foundry. You will oversee data ingestion, modeling, and production delivery while guiding a geographically distributed engineering team.

The role requires hands‑on technical leadership, experience with Databricks Lakehouse, Foundry Ontology, and governance. You will collaborate with government stakeholders to translate mission needs into scalable data products and

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with active Secret DoD clearance; interim acceptable.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Assurance, CS, MIS or related field; experience may substitute.
• Minimum 7 years in data architecture, data engineering, software engineering, analytics, or AI/ML.
• Hands‑on architect/lead who has designed, deployed, and supported production enterprise data/AI systems.
• Strong communication; able to work independently and with DoD teams in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience with Databricks Lakehouse and Medallion architectures using Spark/Delta Lake.
• Advanced Kimball dimensional modeling (grain, facts, dimensions, SCDs, enterprise bus).
• Data governance & metadata practices; Collibra, Amundsen, Purview, or Foundry governance.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end architecture and hands‑on implementation of enterprise data, analytics, and apps in Army Vantage/Foundry.
• Design and implement conceptual, logical, and physical data models using Kimball, Databricks, and Foundry Ontology.
• Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data layers using Python, PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake.
• Develop Foundry Ontologies with governed objects, links, actions, functions, KPIs, and access controls.
• Create production Workshop apps, JavaScript/TypeScript functions, widgets, and OSDK integrations.
• Lead engineers, review code, resolve blockers, and ensure architectural alignment.
• Implement data cleansing, validation, de‑duplication, and governance within pipelines and Ontology Actions.

Education

B.S./M.S. in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

Medallion architecture

Foundry Ontology

Delta Lake

Python

PySpark

Spark SQL

Foundry governance features

Job description

CACI International Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead enterprise data architecture within Army Vantage and Palantir Foundry. You will oversee data ingestion, modeling, and production delivery while guiding a geographically distributed engineering team.

The role requires hands‑on technical leadership, experience with Databricks Lakehouse, Foundry Ontology, and governance. You will collaborate with government stakeholders to translate mission needs into scalable data products and