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# Technical Lead / Data Architect

- **Company:** 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Agile Methodology, Data Architecture, Data Validation, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, Disaster Recovery, Microsoft Exchange Server, Formal Verification, Metadata Repositories, Microsoft SharePoint, Data Logging, Information Technology, Drilldown
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9276117/technical-lead-data-architect

## About the Role

* Clearance: Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
 * Experience: Minimum of 4 years of hands-on data architecture experience (qualifies for BPA LCAT minimum); 10+ years of senior-level experience is highly preferred.
 * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field. (4 additional years of direct relevant experience can completely substitute for the degree).
 * Technical Expertise: Proven background designing data acquisition, enterprise archiving, disaster recovery, and metadata repository solutions.
 * Data Validation: Strong experience building automated data validation, reconciliation mechanisms, or ETL verification pipelines at scale.
 * Platform Knowledge: Deep familiarity with data structures in Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Active Directory.
 * Leadership Presence: Track record of managing technical teams and reporting progress/metrics directly to senior federal stakeholders.

## Description

* Data Architecture & Auditing: Architect scalable, automated audits comparing various source systems (Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, file shares, photos, etc.) against the object store using record counts, bytes, attributes, and drill-down segments.
 * Team Leadership: Lead a small engineering team to maintain ~15 existing source-system audits and oversee the deployment of new audits within 30 days of implementing new system connectors.
 * Compliance Frameworks: Define metadata schemas, data structures, and logging models to produce machine-readable audit logs, discrepancy reports, and non-resolvable discrepancy logs tailored for NARA compliance.
 * Identity & Access Verification: Validate record tagging accuracy against Active Directory criteria and thoroughly investigate deviations in access permissions.
 * Agile & Stakeholder Delivery: Drive the Agile team cadence, own Weekly Status Reports, and deliver Audit Discrepancy/Deficiency Reports within 3 business days of identification.
 * Documentation & Briefings: Draft comprehensive end-to-end documentation covering verification methodologies and deliver technical briefings to Government executives and external data source owners.