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# Data Architect

- **Company:** VTG Defense
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Apple Mac Systems, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Linux, DevOps, Hadoop Distributed File System, Python (Programming Language), Neo4j, NoSQL, Cloudera, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Agentic-AI, Data Management, Presto
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88665036/1

## About the Role

Demonstrated experience with cloud infrastructure and data management. 2. Demonstrated experience with multiple OS environments including Windows, Linux, and MacOS. 3. Demonstrated experience with cloud environments, including AWS. 4. Demonstrated experience with development environments including AWS, Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS), Cloudera, Spark, Presto, SQL, and NoSQL. 5. Demonstrated experience conducting data processing activities. 6. Experience working with Python 7. Demonstrated experience building executing ETL pipelines 8. Demonstrated experience with integrating data flows with industry standard systems such as Niagra Falls 9. Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and be a proactive problem solver 10. Experience providing clear and concise communications for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Do you have what it takes?

Knowledge of targeting workflows, tools and environments 2. Experience with Large Language Models and agentic workflows. 3. Experience with graphical databases such as Neo4J 4. Experience working with a hard target mission area.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect within a team supporting the customer with data engineering and operations, software engineering, security engineering, DevOps engineering, application development, data science, and program management in support of data acquisition, exploitation, engineering, and management tasks. Communicate and collaborate across organizational boundaries, to include other contractor teams, Customer staff and external stakeholders.
What will you do?