Senior Data Platform Solutions Architect (Remote)

AEM Corporation; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

AEM Corporation seeks a Solutions Architect to bridge client business goals with engineering teams, delivering secure, scalable data solutions on Azure and AWS. You will lead workshops, design modern data platforms, and guide modernization initiatives from discovery to launch.

Senior candidates will advise on cloud services, governance, and AI integration, while mentoring engineers and driving outcomes for Federal civilian clients. Hybrid work from Reston, VA or remote options are available.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data/analytics and 5+ years in an architect role leading end-to-end solutions.
• Federal sector experience designing and delivering technology solutions for Federal Civilian agencies.
• Secure computing and cybersecurity integration within system architecture and operations.
• Modernization roadmaps translating current-state to target architectures with measurable outcomes.
• Applied AI experience: evaluating use cases, integrating AI capabilities, ensuring privacy and oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops and elicit functional and non-functional requirements (security, cost, performance).
• Design modern lakehouse/data platform topologies on Azure and AWS.
• Advise clients on services (AWS, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake) and tradeoffs between cost, complexity, and risk.
• Develop modernization roadmaps and phased delivery plans with milestones.
• Incorporate AI-enabled capabilities and ensure data protection, governance, and human oversight.
• Mentor engineers on reference architectures, review designs and PRs for secure, scalable solutions.

Skills

Data analytics

Architect leadership

Communication

BD experience

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Python/SQL

Agile/Scrum

Public Trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Delta Lake

S3/ADLS Gen2

Job description

AEM Corporation seeks a Solutions Architect to bridge client business goals with engineering teams, delivering secure, scalable data solutions on Azure and AWS. You will lead workshops, design modern data platforms, and guide modernization initiatives from discovery to launch.

Senior candidates will advise on cloud services, governance, and AI integration, while mentoring engineers and driving outcomes for Federal civilian clients. Hybrid work from Reston, VA or remote options are available.