Solutions Architecture & Sales Engineering - Data Architect with Security Clearance

Aleut Federal; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Life insurance

401 (k) and match

Job summary

Aleut Federal is seeking a senior, hands-on data architect to lead enterprise data architecture, analytics platforms, and AI-enabled solutions for U.S. federal environments. You will shape opportunities, create solutions, and ensure delivery success, translating data capabilities into mission outcomes.

The role requires 7+ years of federal experience, strong data governance, and a track record delivering data platforms that support production AI and analytics with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Hands-on enterprise data architecture and platform design experience.
• Experience with data integration, analytics enablement, and federal programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutioning for enterprise data and analytics opportunities.
• Define data architecture approaches and governance for AI-enabled systems.
• Drive proposal development and build BOEs aligned to mission and scale.
• Ensure delivery alignment and manage data quality risks.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Analytics platforms

AI-enabled engineering

AI/ML pipelines

Data governance

Solutioning & proposals

Customer discussions

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Lakehouse architectures

Job description

Job Category: Business Development Requisition Number: SOLUT003933 Position Summary: Aleut Federal is seeking a senior, market-facing technical leader specializing in enterprise data architecture, analytics platforms, and data-driven solutions across U.S. federal environments. This role spans the full lifecycle, including opportunity shaping, solutioning, capture, proposal development, pricing, and delivery assurance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on data architect capable of designing scalable data ecosystems, enabling analytics and AI use cases, and translating data capabilities into mission outcomes. Core Responsibilities Growth, Sales Engineering & Solutioning

• Lead technical solutioning for federal opportunities involving enterprise data architecture, data platforms, analytics, and integration.
• Directly influence and help drive technical wins by defining differentiators, leading customer discussions and architecture sessions, and translating data capabilities into mission, reporting, and decision outcomes.
• Partner with Business Development and Capture to shape opportunities and present and defend data architecture approaches. AI-Enabled Engineering (Required)
• Aleut Federal expects AI to be enabled through strong data architecture and governed data foundations.
• Design data architectures that support AI/ML, retrieval workflows, analytics, and operational decision support.
• Support data preparation, feature engineering, lineage, access control, and observability needed for production-grade AI use cases.
• Required: experience enabling AI or advanced analytics through enterprise data architecture. Strongly preferred for Senior Principal: delivered data platforms that directly support production AI systems with measurable outcomes.
• Ensure data used by AI systems is secure, governed, and compliant with federal requirements. Capture, Proposal & Pricing
• Lead and contribute to technical proposal development for data opportunities.
• Author and own complete technical sections, including data architecture, ingestion and integration model, governance approach, and analytics enablement.
• Build BOEs aligned to platform scale, integration effort, and operational complexity.
• Ensure solutions are executable, differentiated, and aligned to mission needs. Delivery Assurance & Technical QA
• Ensure alignment between proposed and delivered data solutions.
• Provide technical oversight during architecture, integration, and implementation phases.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to data quality, lineage, integration complexity, governance, and platform performance.
• Technical Marketing, Thought Leadership & Industry Engagement
• Develop data and analytics solution briefs, capability messaging, and reference patterns.
• Actively participate in customer briefings, industry events, and technical forums and be willing to speak on enterprise data strategy, analytics, and AI enablement.
• Position Aleut Federal as a credible enterprise data and analytics partner. Required Qualifications
• S. Citizenship (U.S. Citizens only).
• 7+ years of U.S. federal experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Hands-on experience in enterprise data architecture and platform design.
• Experience with data integration, analytics enablement, and technical solutioning and proposal development.
• Ability to obtain a Position of Public Trust.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar platforms.
• Experience with federal data programs and AI/ML data pipelines.
• Experience with lakehouse, warehouse, and hybrid data architectures.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Certifications (Desired, Representative of Level)
• AWS Data Analytics Specialty
• Azure Data Engineer Associate
• Databricks certification
• Position Profile Summary
• Enterprise data-focused
• Analytics and AI-enabled
• Growth-driven with direct impact on technical wins
• Hands-on and delivery accountable
• Cross-offering and mission-aligned
• Salary Range: $150,000-$225,000 We will accept applications for this position until 11/1/26. Aleut offers the following benefits to eligible employees:
• Health insurance
• Dental/Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life insurance
• 401 (k) and match Aleut Federal, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, AF complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. AF expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. #AMS Qualifications Skills Behaviors : Motivations : Education Experience Licenses & Certifications Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities