Senior Data Processing Architect (Remote)

ICF Olson; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Olson is seeking a senior technical lead to design, develop and maintain CSPro-based CAPI applications for large-scale surveys. You will translate questionnaires into reliable data-collection tools and lead readiness reviews, field launches, and capacity-building efforts across countries.

You will diagnose complex data-quality and device issues, oversee analytics-ready datasets, and mentor Data Processing Specialists and country teams. A strong background in CSPro and programming is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in survey data processing or related technical work on large-scale surveys.
• 5+ years designing, developing, and supporting CSPro-based CAPI applications.
• 5+ years programming in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• 1+ year experience with data validation and processing for analysis-ready datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of complex CAPI applications using CSPro.
• Translate questionnaires and survey specs into reliable data-collection apps.
• Lead readiness reviews and support pretests, training, launches, and fieldwork.
• Diagnose and resolve data-quality, device, and synchronization issues.
• Provide technical oversight for data processing, tabulations, metadata, and disclosure protection.
• Ensure consistency across questionnaires, datasets, and final outputs.
• Develop reusable code, tests, templates, and documentation.
• Provide senior technical guidance and mentoring to staff and country teams.
• Lead capacity building for in-country data-processing staff and IT personnel.
• Collaborate with statisticians, methodologists, GIS specialists, and AI engineers.
• Pilot and evaluate AI-assisted data processing tools for anomaly detection.
• Automate data-processing tasks with reusable scripts and pipelines.
• Contribute to testing, documentation, and confidentiality standards for automated tools.
• Capture lessons learned and translate innovations into standards.

Skills

Survey data processing

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Data quality

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related

Tools

CSPro

Survey Solutions

ODK

Python

Java

C#

JavaScript

SQL

Job description

ICF Olson is seeking a senior technical lead to design, develop and maintain CSPro-based CAPI applications for large-scale surveys. You will translate questionnaires into reliable data-collection tools and lead readiness reviews, field launches, and capacity-building efforts across countries.

You will diagnose complex data-quality and device issues, oversee analytics-ready datasets, and mentor Data Processing Specialists and country teams. A strong background in CSPro and programming is required.