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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Lead / Data Architect - **Company:** Nationwide IT Services, Inc - **Location:** Greenbelt, MD, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $193,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Custom Software, Data Architecture, Data Validation, Data Dictionary, Data Infrastructure, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), Release Management, Power BI, Cloud Services, Standard Sql, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Data Layers, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Data Pipelines, Powerapps, Databricks - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usf7b63f330139134cbe100226344e8093 ## About the Role * Demonstrated senior-level experience designing and governing enterprise data platforms, data warehouses/lakes, analytics solutions, and integrated applications. * Hands-on architecture experience with cloud data platforms and modern ETL/ELT patterns; strong SQL and Python knowledge. * Experience with Azure Databricks and at least one major enterprise data/AI platform such as Palantir Foundry, AskSage, Microsoft Azure, or Advana/WDP. * Experience designing secure, scalable integrations, data models, semantic layers, APIs/interfaces, access controls, and data-governance practices. * Ability to lead technical reviews, mentor engineers, communicate architecture decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and resolve cross-workstream technical issues. * Must satisfy applicable DoD/DAF security, cybersecurity-awareness, CUI, OPSEC, and access-training requirements., * Familiarity with DAF/DoD human resources, financial, logistics, maintenance, or readiness data systems such as MILPDS, DCPDS, AFRISS, CHRIS, CMS, CRIS, GFEBS, DEAMS, REMIS, AROWS, M4S, or iEMS. ## Description Position Summary Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Technical Lead / Data Architect who will serve as the senior technical authority for the ANG CDAO support effort and the primary technical interface with Government stakeholders for a potential opportunity. The role provides solution and data architecture leadership across Azure Databricks, Palantir Foundry, AskSage, Microsoft Azure, Advana/Warfighter Data Platform, Power BI, Power Platform, and enterprise applications. The Technical Lead will establish technical standards, guide integration decisions, oversee technical quality assurance, and ensure architecture, data, application, and AI deliverables meet CDAO performance requirements., * Serve as the primary technical point of contact to the COR and Government Program Manager for architecture, engineering, integration, technical standards, and quality matters. * Define and maintain end-to-end data architecture spanning source-system ingestion, ETL/ELT processing, data warehouse/lake repositories, semantic layers, BI products, AI interfaces, and custom applications. * Provide technical governance across approximately 25-35 active data pipelines, 25-35 BI products, 10-15 Power Apps, and four command-priority enterprise applications. * Guide cross-platform interoperability and secure data movement among Palantir Foundry, AskSage, Microsoft Azure, Advana/WDP, Azure Databricks, and Power BI. * Own or review data models, source-to-target mappings, lineage, data dictionaries, access-control designs, integration patterns, and operational runbooks. * Lead design and code reviews and enforce quality gates for CI/CD, data validation, testing, UAT readiness, release management, performance, and defect remediation. * Ensure technical solutions satisfy DoD IL4/IL5, least-privilege, CUI-handling, data-integrity, availability, and performance expectations defined by the PWS. * Coordinate technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, scalability improvements, and architecture changes across engineering workstreams. * Ensure all technical deliverables and documentation remain current, traceable, reproducible, and aligned to Government requirements. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Cutting LLM Costs Without Cutting Quality: How to Beat Proprietary LLMs with Fine-Tuned Open Source](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100151-cutting-llm-costs-without-cutting-quality-how-to-beat-proprietary-llms-with-fine-tuned-open-source) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) - [OLTP in the Lakehouse: Redefining Data for AI Workloads](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2038-oltp-in-the-lakehouse-redefining-data-for-ai-workloads) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [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) - [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)