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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Architect (Database Architect 5) 29135 - **Company:** Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. - **Location:** Newport News, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $129,092.0 - $175,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Interoperability, Metadata, Data Ingestion, Data Layers, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/BE7A023B961F47939E69AE1F1F191AE7/job/ ## About the Role * 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience. * Advanced Data Modeling: Expert in conceptual, logical, and physical modeling; dimensional and relational design. * Data Governance & Metadata: Skilled in cataloging, classification, lineage, and applying enterprise governance frameworks. * Architecture Standards: Ability to define and enforce standards that ensure interoperability, reuse, and consistency across divisions. * AI-Ready Data Architecture: Understanding of data layers and pipelines required for AI and model orchestration. ## Description Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes-regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities: * Know & Grow Your People - Commit to learning and supporting team success. * Build Relationships - Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust. * Take Ownership - Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work. * Customer First - Focus on the mission and those we serve. * Shape the Future - Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement. * Act with Urgency - Take initiative and follow through with purpose. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies., HII Mission Technologies is seeking a Database Architect to join our team. The role supports a hybrid work schedule out of our Newport News, VA location. What You Will Do: * Lead enterprise and solution-level data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical) across complex applications. * Develop and govern data standards, metadata structures, and reusable architecture patterns aligned to enterprise governance practices. * Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, and product teams to translate business requirements into scalable data architectures. * Create and maintain data architecture artifacts that support AI, analytics, and enterprise systems consistent with the enterprise AI stack and governance framework. * Monitor and enhance database and data-pipeline performance through capacity planning and modeling. * Provide architectural oversight for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and access layers. * Contribute to the development of new architectural principles, patterns, and reusable components. * Collaborate with program and governance teams to support tool evaluations and enterprise-wide data governance rollouts. ## Related Videos - [Why Your AI Agent Keeps Hallucinating Your Data: Building Deterministic Context Layers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2055-why-your-ai-agent-keeps-hallucinating-your-data-building-deterministic-context-layers) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [A Data Mesh needs Open Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/505-a-data-mesh-needs-open-metadata) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Data: The Deciding Factor in AI Success](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100310-data-the-deciding-factor-in-ai-success) ## Related Articles - [Graph and AI Trends 2026: Why Is AI Running but Not Yet Delivering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/680-graph-and-ai-trends-2026-why-is-ai-running-but-not-yet-delivering) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)