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# Data Architect

- **Company:** VivSoft Technologies
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), CompTIA Security+, Customer Data Management, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Salesforce.Com, Systems Integration, Data Strategy, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9044507/data-architect

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
 * 8-12+ years of data engineering/science experience; 3-5+ directly with Salesforce architecture
 * Demonstrated experience integrating with DoD/DoW authoritative data sources (DEERS, MilPDS, Envision,or equivalent)

 * Experience mapping legacy system schemas to Salesforce data models
 * Experience with OpsEA Platform Events
 * Salesforce Certified Data Architect
 * CompTIA Security+

## Description

The Data Architect / Integration Engineer role is owns the ARES data model governance, multiple concurrent external integrations, migration schema analysis, and the API documentation. It requires depth across both Salesforce data modeling and enterprise integration engineering.

 * Own the data model (e.g. custom objects, field definitions, relationships, cardinality) and governs cross-team data model change requests through the Solution Architect
 * Designs and builds production integrations
 * Build mock endpoint infrastructure for integration development and validation where test endpoints are unavailable
 * Author and maintain API documentation (e.g. definitions, schemas, inventories, test evidence)
 * Ensure alignment with Department of War Data Strategy (e.g. VAULTIS)
 * Serve as a technical lead engaging directly with government stakeholders


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