Data Architect, Lead at Booz Allen in Chantilly, VA

Job description

• For an organization to transform in today’s digital world, it needs to properly collect, store, and organize its data. Effective data management can enable more efficient operations, yielding more growth. As a data architect, you know how to apply your creative thinking and analytical mindset to help organizations manage their data assets. We’re looking for a data architecture lead like you to solve complex challenges and deliver leading-edge solutions for national security.
• As a data architect on our national security team, you’ll use your extensive technical expertise to lead the design of data architecture solutions for big data analytics. You’ll resolve routine data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams by working with project staff to make decisions and recommendations on future data architecture development.
• In this role, you’ll share your technical expertise, introduce best practices, and use tools like Closure, Scala, Python, and R to design databases and applications. You’ll lead your team as it designs, defines, develops, and tests cloud solution components, and you’ll serve as a liaison between clients and developers to ensure that requirements are met and solutions are delivered. With your motivation to establish processes and facilitate technological innovation, you’ll make a lasting impact on national security.
• Join us. The world can’t wait.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of data architecture solutions for big data analytics
• Resolve routine data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams
• Work with project staff to make decisions and recommendations on future data architecture development
• Share technical expertise, introduce best practices, and use tools like Closure, Scala, Python, and R to design databases and applications
• Lead the team as it designs, defines, develops, and tests cloud solution components
• Serve as a liaison between clients and developers to ensure that requirements are met and solutions are delivered

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, data architecture, or data engineering
• 5+ years of experience working directly with business stakeholders, IT organizations, and technical teams to develop and implement data solutions
• 5+ years of experience leading data-focused initiatives involving analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or enterprise data management
• Experience recommending and implementing data solutions to address business and mission requirements
• Knowledge of an analytical or statistical language such as Closure, Scala, Python, or R
• Ability to work independently and execute technical efforts with minimal oversight
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a Technology field
• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.
• Experience with ColdFusion
• Master's degree in Mathematics or Statistics

Skills

Preferred

• Experience with ColdFusion

Benefits

• At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
• Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.