Systems Architect: Data Integration & Ingestion Lead

Insight Xcite; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

Annual bonus earning opportunities

401(k) with immediate vesting

Flexible scheduling

Wellness benefit

Pet insurance

Referral program

Professional development

Job summary

Insight Xcite is seeking a Systems Architect in Reston, Virginia focused on data collection, exploitation, and integration. You will develop user requirements, evaluate collection and exploitation systems, build data ingestion solutions, and integrate datasets for analysis.

The role emphasizes working with users and partners, ETL development, data modeling, and data-security practices in national security contexts.

Qualifications

• Experience collecting and exploiting data from domestic and foreign mobile applications.
• Experience analyzing data sources, targets, definitions, and relationships across structured and unstructured formats.
• Experience building ETL tools, databases, and software applications; data modeling, testing, documentation, versioning, and backups.
• Experience defining requirements with analytical or operational users and developing test requirements for data-management systems.
• Experience with image analysis, manipulation, and processing using Photoshop or similar tools.
• Experience handling and transferring sensitive data, troubleshooting data issues, preparing task plans and activity reports, and producing operational technical documentation.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Work with users and technical partners to define requirements and improve data acquisition, sharing, processing, and exploitation.
• Assess datasets, prepare analytical reports, and integrate structured and unstructured data into existing platforms.
• Develop and test data ingestion, extraction, transformation, and loading solutions.
• Evaluate hardware and software, troubleshoot data issues, document operational processes, and coordinate technical reviews.

Skills

Data collection

Data exploitation

Data integration

ETL tools

Data modeling

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Independent work

Team collaboration

Photoshop

Databases

Tools

Photoshop

Databases

Job description

Insight Xcite is seeking a Systems Architect in Reston, Virginia focused on data collection, exploitation, and integration. You will develop user requirements, evaluate collection and exploitation systems, build data ingestion solutions, and integrate datasets for analysis.

The role emphasizes working with users and partners, ETL development, data modeling, and data-security practices in national security contexts.