Senior Data Architect — Mission-Critical Data & Security

Quantum Research International Inc; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Research International, Inc. in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Senior Data Architect to join the National Cyber Security Operations Center team. The role focuses on data modeling, governance, and scalable architectures to support ACIERS across unclassified, secret, and top-secret environments.

Responsibilities include end-to-end data pipelines, RMF compliance, and collaboration with security, compliance, and analytics teams to translate mission needs into robust data solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent.
• 5+ years data modeling experience in large, complex databases with security/risk focus.
• Strong proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases and cloud-native services.
• Proficiency in data modeling, ETL/ELT tools, and data integration/orchestration.
• Certifications such as Security+ CE or higher are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data architectures for ingestion, storage, modeling, governance, and analytics of PAI/CAI datasets and security data.
• Architect end-to-end data pipelines for heterogeneous data with RMF compliance and secure handling.
• Define data models, schemas, ontologies, and metadata standards for correlation across data types.
• Support hybrid cloud strategies with on-prem databases and cloud integration (AWS/Azure).
• Collaborate with development teams to source, ingest, and structure mission-relevant data.
• Provide technical leadership in high-level architecture and analytics platform strategy.
• Lead BI/analytics platform design supporting ACIERS and mission workflows.
• Ensure data designs scale for expanding mission requirements and datasets.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to produce briefing materials and contract reporting.

Skills

Data modeling

RMF compliance

Big data architectures

Cloud integration

Security+ CE

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

S3

Azure SQL

Redshift

Job description

Quantum Research International, Inc. in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Senior Data Architect to join the National Cyber Security Operations Center team. The role focuses on data modeling, governance, and scalable architectures to support ACIERS across unclassified, secret, and top-secret environments.

Responsibilities include end-to-end data pipelines, RMF compliance, and collaboration with security, compliance, and analytics teams to translate mission needs into robust data solutions.