Data Architect

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 an experienced data architect like you to deliver leading-edge solutions for national security cyber missions. As a data architect on our national security team, you'll use your extensive technical expertise to design and optimize data architecture solutions for cyber operations data governance as well as analytic and reporting dataflow. You'll resolve routine data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams by analyzing data architecture-related mission and business needs and working with client staff to make decisions and recommendations on future data architecture developments. In this role, you'll grow your technical expertise, apply best practices, and use tools to design databases and query databases, create data models, document and visualize as-is architecture to inform to-be architecture. You'll guide 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 drive to establish processes and lead technological innovation, you'll make a lasting impact on national security cyber operations. What You'll Work On: Analyze and plan for anticipated changes in data capacity requirements. Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan the development of a new application or modification of an existing application. Consult with customers and key stakeholders to evaluate functional requirements for AI and data applications. Provide recommendations on new database technologies and architectures. Confer with systems analysts, engineers, and programmers to design applications. Advise higher level leadership on critical data management issues. Examine and identify database structural necessities by evaluating operations, applications, and programming. Prepare database design and architecture reports. Effectively allocate storage capacity in the design of data management systems. Join us. The world can't wait.

Experience documenting, designing, creating, and deploying data architectures and database solutions for IT systems and their users Experience guiding teams in converting requirements into implementation plans Experience capturing and establishing clear, concise, and executable data standards Experience developing performance metrics to demonstrate system performance Knowledge of making system data readily available, secure, tagged, formatted, and accessible TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience with data architecture or HS diploma or GED and 6+ years of experience with data architecture Nice If You Have: Experience with USCYBERCOM tools and data sources Experience with software engineering management Experience with data visualizations

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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 $86,900.00 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. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided. Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility. Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role. Commitment to Non-Discrimination