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# Data Architect

- **Company:** Cmt Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Migration, Design of User Interfaces, Meta-Data Management, Metadata Standards, Cloud Services, Migration Manager, Cloudera, Software Configuration Management, Systems Integration, Data Strategy, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/c92c9982-dd82-4482-bf8b-1646e3380c01/data-architect

## About the Role

* Senior-level experience (5+ years) of progressive federal government experience in data architecture, data strategy, and data modernization, such as developing enterprise, data, and solution architectures; defining authoritative data sources, metadata standards, common data models, governance standards, and integration patterns; designing Databricks Lakehouse environments including Unity Catalog, data zones, and workspaces; and supporting data migration and legacy-to-modern system transitions.
 * Experience designing enterprise data models, integration patterns, and governance standards.
 * Experience leading projects in Databricks and cloud data platforms; experience with Cloudera desirable.
 * Knowledge of data within federal systems related to human resources and financial management.
 * Problem-solving, documentation, and presentation skills.

Education:

 * Bachelor's degree in and/or Equivalent Experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

## Description

Position Summary: The Data Architect Designs enterprise data strategy, models, and integration patterns. Defines governance standards and leads data modernization and cloud architecture initiatives., Enterprise architecture, governance, migration strategy, common data model, Lakehouse architecture, solution designs.

 * Enterprise & Data Architecture: Enterprise architecture, data architecture blueprints, system inventories, solution architecture, governance standards, decommissioning strategy, FinOps, architecture reviews (LEAD)
 * Data Migration Planning & Coordination: Migration strategy, plans, timelines, crosswalks, mapping rules, trial migrations, reconciliation (LEAD)
 * Data Governance & Metadata Management: Metadata standards, stewardship, lineage, authoritative data sources (LEAD)
 * Systems Integration Engineering: APIs, integrations, interface design, ICDs, ETL/ELT pipelines, interface remediation, integration testing
 * Databricks Lakehouse Support: Lakehouse architecture, security design, common data model, migration framework, reporting and analytics (LEAD)
 * Knowledge Transfer: Training, SOPs, workshops, shadowing sessions, documentation, repository management