Data Architect (VA, Quantico)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise data strategies, governance frameworks, and architecture standards
• Design, build, and manage scalable data architectures to support business and mission needs
• Collaborate with database administrators, analysts, and stakeholders to ensure efficient and secure data access
• Lead data modeling efforts, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Define how data is stored, integrated, consumed, and managed across systems and applications
• Establish and maintain master data management (MDM) and metadata management practices
• Create data architecture artifacts, including diagrams, data inventories, and architectural roadmaps
• Ensure data architectures scale to meet increasing data demands and evolving business requirements
• Define data quality standards and business rules to support data integrity and usability
• Document and communicate the relationship between business objectives and IT data solutions
• Develop strategy documents, roadmaps, and business cases; support planning and implementation efforts
• Collaborate across teams to promote data-driven decision-making and architectural best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field Equivalent project-related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Equivalent project-related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Minimum of ten (10) years of IT experience, including at least five (5) years in information systems design
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise data architectures and information solutions
• Strong expertise in data modeling, data classification, and enterprise data architecture frameworks
• Experience with system integration, interface design, and web-based architecture approaches
• Knowledge of metadata management, data warehousing, business intelligence, and data governance practices
• Familiarity with cloud and hybrid data environments and distributed data management
• Understanding of modern data architectures, including microservices and event-driven architectures
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Core Competencies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise data modeling tools
• Experience with cloud-managed data services (AWS, Azure, or similar)
• Hands-on experience implementing data governance and analytics programs
• 3?5 years of experience as a data analyst
• Prior experience with Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Navy (DoN), or law enforcement environments
• Familiarity with federal enterprise architecture frameworks and artifacts