Principal Data Architect overseeing technical vision and strategy for federal government's data solutions at Metric5. Leading innovations and ensuring alignment with customer priorities.
Responsibilities
Define and articulate a multi-year technical vision and roadmap for the data lake, encompassing data ingestion, processing, storage, governance, and consumption layers.
Act as the primary technical interface for customer stakeholders, ensuring all architectural decisions and development activities directly address and prioritize the customer's mission-critical needs and objectives.
Serve as a technical leader in driving innovation across the data platform and actively implement initiatives defined by the existing Center of Excellence (CoE) and Innovation teams.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional development, data science, and engineering teams (DevSecOps, AWS, Databricks) to translate architecture into actionable implementation plans, providing guidance and mentorship to ensure technical excellence and adherence to standards.
Coordinate and synchronize technical activities across multiple workstreams (data ingestion, graph services, and data consumption) to manage interdependencies, mitigate risks, and ensure the timely delivery of integrated solutions.
Lead end-to-end technical design and architecture reviews, focusing on optimal use of Databricks E2/Delta Lake features.
Architect robust and secure interfaces for both internal and external data exchange, managing technical discussions with various data source owners (internal/external to USCIS).
Lead code and design reviews to uphold high-quality standards, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability across the Python, Scala, Apache Groovy, and PL/SQL code base.
Requirements
Must be a U.S. Citizen and capable of obtaining/maintaining appropriate government clearance
Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
12+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, with at least 5 years in a senior or principal role defining data lake or modern data warehouse strategies
Prior experience supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), or similar federal customers is highly valuable
Proven track record of successful coordination and communication with diverse teams (developers, product owners, QA, and customer leadership) in a complex enterprise environment
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, foster a collaborative team environment, and drive consensus on complex technical decisions
Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership capacity, specifically driving architecture around Databricks/Delta Lake and Graph Data Services.
Benefits
Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company
Vision Insurance
Life & Short Term Disability Insurance
401k with company match (employees are immediately vested)
Paid Vacation
9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)
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