Overview

Data Architect

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Data Architects serve as a technical resource for strategic oversight and planning of database structural design and development. They provide technical, strategic guidance to senior-level database administrators and application developers in the creation of new databases, as well as the maintenance of major existing databases supporting evolving applications. Data architect positions provide strategic guidance to data stewards on the development and implementation approaches for data models to support organizational business and mission systems and processes.

This is a Hybrid position, but remote work will be considered.

Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI. Candidates must be able to receive DHS suitability prior to starting employment.

Responsibilities

• Consults to all levels of the organization on the design, development and implementation approaches for logical database structures and classification schemas.
• Develops policies and procedures to build, maintain and leverage the data model. Provides technical, strategic guidance on the development of metadata tags, Document Type Definitions (DTD), and schemas using appropriate technologies for representation of data and data relationships. Ensures that metadata and data standards and definitions will support both business and mission processes and system implementation approaches, and NSG/ASG requirements for sharing data.

Qualifications

Required Education & Years of Experience

• BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree.
  • Twelve (12) years of experience (for a total of twenty-two (22) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.

Required Skills

• 18 years of experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), or Intelligence Community’s (IC) Program Architecture Guidance (PAG).
• Previous working experience in government or industry in data strategy, models, flow models and standards.
• Previous working experience in government or industry in Data Management services (compliance, cataloging, provenance, identifier, registry, metrics, recall & revision)
• 8 years of directly relevant experience, ideally in an agile environment
• Previous working experience in government or industry with Data access services, APIs, Linked Data (REST, SOAP, OGC, etc.).
• Previous working experience in government or industry in Data Queuing, Messaging, Orchestration, Choreography services.
• Previous working experience in government or industry with Data Security Services (IAA, DPM, DRM, PDP, PEP, PAP, etc.).

WOOD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.