Data Architect (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Job Overview

We are seeking a Data Architect with strong hands-on experience who will be the primary driver and leader for the customer’s initiative to improve the quality and delivery of its enterprise information. Accuracy, integrity, subject matter expertise, and the ability to work well independently and with others are important traits we expect the successful candidate to possess and demonstrate.

This position is on-site at Washington Navy Yard with mandatory in-office collaboration days on Tuesday and Wednesday and the third day of your choice as discussed with your manager.

Responsiblities

• Support creation of the vision and goals for the Enterprise Data Management project
• Lead the breakdown of the project goals into achievable objectives
• Assist with determining timelines for project completion and adhering to schedule
• Collect, document, and model customer business entities, relationships, and requirements
• Support the selection of content types based on strategic value and customer requirements
• Support the definition of content types and data domains
• Determine governance policy for data and metadata
• Establish Business Taxonomies (Organization, Roles, Position, Document types, etc.)
• Lead the discovery of data repositories that contain selected content types
• Identify business metadata and associated business rules to fulfill strategic objectives
• Define the best way of accessing, integrating and delivering quality data
• Establish data quality rules and guidelines
• Analyze the quality of data in selected repositories
• Find critical source data and metadata relevant to customer needs
• Oversee and lead business and/or data analysts in data profiling tasks
• Provide guidance on Extract, Transform, and Load processes for incoming data.
• Interface with business data stewards
• Support the creation of data monitoring guidance and metrics
• Interface with senior leadership to develop business requirements and work with IT team members to flow the requirements down
• Provide leadership, support and mentorship to team members.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience modeling data and relationships
• Experience with data modeling software, such as MagicDraw
• Experience with UML, SysML, or comparable modelling language
• Experience with the Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process
• Experience establishing data governance
• Experience analyzing data and establishing data quality rules
• Experience developing strategic goals and objectives
• Solid analytical, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with partners and government officials
• An active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in IT enterprise data management
• Working on-site at Washington Navy Yard with mandatory in-office collaboration days on Tuesday and Wednesday and the third day of your choice as discussed with your manager
• Availability to travel up to 10% of the time

Pay: $141,472.97 - $192,419.06 per year

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374