Seeking an experienced, self-directed, SR Data Architect to support the Army Data and Analytics Platform contract on-site at Joint Base Ft. Langley Eustis, VA. As a member of our team, you will help to assist the Army in a full range of program/product management and administration, financial, technical, and business transformation.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Designs and builds databases for data storage or processing.
- Develops strategies for warehouse implementation, data acquisition and access, and data archiving and recovery.
- Builds data models and defines the structure, attributes and nomenclature of data elements.
- May evaluate new data sources for adherence to the organization's quality standards and ease of integration.
- Develop and implement data and metadata policies and procedures to support structural design and development.
- Build, maintain, and leverage data models in alignment with data standards.
- Oversee the design, evaluation, selection, implementation, and support of major databases and metadata structures.
- Review and assess database performance, risk, and financial feasibility studies.
- Provide technical direction for the maintenance of existing databases supporting evolving applications and business processes.
- Develop methods to systematically eliminate data incompatibilities among systems.
- Diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex issues related to data infrastructure.
Required Skills and Experience
- BS Degree in Information Technology, Data Science or related Field; Master's Degree preferred.
- BA/BS degree required, MS Preferred.
- Ten (10+) years of relevant experience required.
- Demonstrated experience in data architecture.
- In-depth understanding of database structure principles.
- Proficiency in data modeling and design, including SQL development and database administration.
- Experience in data visualization, migration, and modeling.
- Expertise in relational database management systems (DBMS).
- Experience with DBMS software, including SQL Server.
- Knowledge of database and cloud computing design, architectures, and data lakes.
- Experience in configuring and administering enterprise-level data stores, ETL and ELT methods, and batch and streaming data transport.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
- Proficiency in programming languages Java and Python.
- Experience with Linux, Unix, Solaris, and Windows.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and JIRA.
Required Clearance
- Active DoD Secret clearance required
EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
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