Senior Data Platform Architect

Talentify; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits (medical, vision,

Dental and orthodontia coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Performance bonus opportunities

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to lead the technical vision for integrating multiple applications, services, and data initiatives into a cohesive, scalable platform for a federal government client.

You will act as the primary technical authority on architecture, integration strategy, and system-level design across frontend, backend, and data science efforts. The role requires 12+ years of relevant experience, strong communication, and expertise in distributed systems, web stacks,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in the labor category, with recent work within last 2 years.
• Experience designing and integrating distributed systems or service-oriented architectures.
• Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with modern web stacks including React or similar frontends, Python-based APIs, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience integrating cloud storage solutions into existing systems.
• Experience operating in containerized and Kubernetes environments with external infrastructure.
• Knowledge of NIST STIGs, REST API design, and contracts between microservices.
• Ability to define and own platform-level architecture across multiple teams or products.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall architectural vision for a platform of multiple services, apps, and data products.
• Drive architectural guardrails and make final decisions on service boundaries and ownership.
• Establish standards, patterns, and guiding principles for consistency across teams.
• Translate products into scalable, maintainable system designs meeting security requirements.
• Produce architectural artifacts such as diagrams and contract definitions.
• Identify risks and guide teams toward pragmatic solutions.
• Lead transition of data science projects to production-grade services.
• Define integration patterns for data access, model outputs, and UI consumption.

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Python APIs

PostgreSQL

Job description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to lead the technical vision for integrating multiple applications, services, and data initiatives into a cohesive, scalable platform for a federal government client.

You will act as the primary technical authority on architecture, integration strategy, and system-level design across frontend, backend, and data science efforts. The role requires 12+ years of relevant experience, strong communication, and expertise in distributed systems, web stacks,