Senior Data Architect — Enterprise Data Strategy (Onsite)

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s Systems Engineering Analytics department seeks a Data Architect to design and implement enterprise‑scale data systems for national security and government sponsors. You’ll drive data management strategies, governance, and acquisition‑driven architectures while collaborating with engineering teams to deliver mission‑critical solutions.

You will translate complex requirements into actionable technical plans, act as a trusted advisor to senior sponsors, and ensure data quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field with 10 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to translate mission problems into technical approaches and solutions.
• Strong systems thinking and analytical problem solving.
• Experience integrating commercial, government, and open‑source technologies.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Active Top Secret clearance or eligibility; U.S. citizen per requirements.
• On‑site work requirement of at least 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional data engineering teams and projects with notable complexity.
• Develop enterprise data architectures, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Design and evaluate data schemas, metadata schemas, and data workflows.
• Align data management capabilities to enterprise mission needs.
• Develop data governance models, policies, and operating models.
• Provide senior leader decision support and technical advisory.

Skills

Data architecture

Data management

Data engineering

Software engineering

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

Metadata management

Data lineage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Science / Information Systems

Tools

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Data Lakehouse platforms

Workflow orchestration tools

Data cataloging tools

Job description

MITRE’s Systems Engineering Analytics department seeks a Data Architect to design and implement enterprise‑scale data systems for national security and government sponsors. You’ll drive data management strategies, governance, and acquisition‑driven architectures while collaborating with engineering teams to deliver mission‑critical solutions.

You will translate complex requirements into actionable technical plans, act as a trusted advisor to senior sponsors, and ensure data quality and