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# DATA ARCHITECT

- **Company:** Ignite, LLC
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $87,100.0 - $157,450.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Python (Programming Language), Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, YAML, Backend, Git, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Devsecops, Docker
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us5162683a07848eecf31d479ece7bc0a4/eaa

## About the Role

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count., * Top Secret Security Clearance

 * At least 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer/Scientist or advanced analytical role
 * Experience in data engineering and/or software development
 * Expertise with Python, GIT, YAML, Docker, and SQL
 * Knowledge of CI/CD and Agile methodologies
 * Experience developing back-end systems and services
 * Understanding of software design and system integration, * Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
 * Significant Experience with Petabyte scale data sets
 * Significant Experience with large-scale, multi-INT analytics
 * BS or MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or a quantitative field

Work Environment

 * Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
 * Fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
 * May require periods of non-traditional working hours including consecutive nights or weekends (if applicable).

## Description

Ignite is currently seeking a Senior Data Architect to join our analytics team working on an innovative MLOps workload leveraging cutting-edge technologies and supporting a government customer in Huntsville, Alabama. This role will be responsible for delivering automation to key national security missions interacting with petabyte-scale data on supercomputing resources., Ignite is seeking data talent to unlock insights from massive datasets supporting strategic national security objectives. If you have a passion for data science and want to apply your skills to impactful projects at scale, we want to hear from you!
Essential Job Duties

 * Build and maintain data pipelines, ETL processes, and storage systems
 * Design end-to-end data architectures and infrastructure
 * Lead teams building complex data pipelines and ML systems
 * Develop services and extend infrastructure to enable machine learning workflows
 * Integrate software components into functional data systems
 * Write clean, testable, maintainable code in Python and other languages
 * Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps best practices
 * Create technical documentation for software systems
 * Collaborate across teams to share knowledge and leading practices


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