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# Big Data Architect IT Consultant Master

- **Company:** NextGen Staffing
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, ArcGIS (Software), Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Architecture, Data Transmissions, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), MicroStrategy, NoSQL, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Tableau (Software), Web Services, Enterprise Data Management, Esri GIS (Software), Data Processing, Azure Data Factory, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Complex Event Processing, Integration Frameworks, Data Management, Api Gateway, Kibana, Data Pipelines, User Administration, Databricks
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/940ec7a8-729c-4034-add9-be483f898502

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience
Required/Desired Skills
Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position. "Desired" or "Highly Desired" skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required.
Skill Matrix
Experience with Business workflow processes

## Description

seeks an experienced IT Consultant to support the design, development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise Big Data solution as part of the Data Modernization Effort.

This role will provide expertise to support the development of a Big Data / Data Lake system architecture that supports enterprise data operations for the District of Columbia government, including the Internet of Things (IoT) / Smart City projects, enterprise data warehouse, the open data portal, and data science applications. This is an exciting opportunity to work as a part of a collaborative senior data team supporting DC's Chief Data Officer. This architecture includes an Databricks, Microsoft Azure platform tools (including Data Lake, Synapse) and data pipeline/ETL development tools (including Streamsets, Azure Data Factory). The platform will be designed for District wide use and integration with other Enterprise Data tools such as Esri, Tableau, MicroStrategy, API Gateways, and Oracle databases and integration tools., 1. Coordinates IT project management, engineering, maintenance, QA, and risk management.

 2. Plans, coordinates, and monitors project activities.
 3. Develops technical applications to support users.
 4. Develops, implements, maintains and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
 5. Provides training for system products and procedures.
 6. Performs application upgrades.
 7. Performs, monitoring, maintenance, or reporting on real- time databases, real-time network and serial data communications, and real-time graphics and logic applications.
 8. Troubleshoots problems.
 9. Ensures project life-cycle is in compliance with District standards and procedures., Experience implementing modern Big Data storage and analytics platforms such as Databricks and Data Lakes
Required
5
Years
Knowledge of modern Big Data and Data Architecture and Implementation best practices
Required
5
Years
Knowledge of architecture and implementation of networking, security and storage on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
Required
5
Years
Experience with operations (runtime, warehousing, pipelines, auditing, sharing cost management, user management) for data platforms such as Databricks
Required
5
Years
Experience with deployment of data tools and storage on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
Required
5
Years
Knowledge of Data-centric systems for the analysis and visualization of data, such as Tableau, MicroStrategy, ArcGIS, Kibana, Oracle
Required
5
Years
Experience querying structured and unstructured data sources including SQL and NoSQL databases
Required
5
Years
Experience modeling and ingesting data into and between various data systems through the use of Data Pipelines
Required
5
Years
Experience with API / Web Services (REST/SOAP)
Required
3
Experience with complex event processing and real-time streaming data
Required
3
Years
Experience with deployment and management of data science tools and modules such as Notebooks and R
Required
3
Years
Experience with ETL, data processing, analytics using languages such as Python, Java or R
Required
3
Years
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
Highly desired
0
16+ yrs planning, coordinating, and monitoring project activities
Required
16
Years
16+ yrs leading projects, ensuring they are in compliance with established standards/procedures
Required
16
Years
Bachelor's degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience
Required
0
Experience deploying apps, gateways, agents and models on data platforms such as Databricks
Nice to have
2
Years


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