Senior Data Architect (DMV Metro Area - Remote)

Join to apply for the Senior Data Architect (DMV Metro Area - Remote) role at Jobright.ai 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Senior Data Architect (DMV Metro Area - Remote) role at Jobright.ai Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Jobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust. Job Summary: ICF is a rapidly growing, entrepreneurial consulting company, seeking a Data Architect. This role involves leading the design and implementation of a robust data lake architecture to support advanced analytics and AI/ML initiatives for a government agency focused on improving child welfare. Responsibilities: • Lead the architecture and design of an enterprise-scale AWS-based data lake and data integration ecosystem to support advanced analytics and AI/ML initiatives. • Define and enforce data modeling, metadata, data lineage, and data governance standards to support analytics and machine learning workflows. • Establish best practices in data architecture, including schema design, data normalization, and optimal format selection (e.g., Parquet, JSON). • Work with cross-functional teams to define data ingestion, transformation, and curation strategies aligned with AI/ML use cases. • Collaborate across teams to design scalable, secure and cost-efficient data architectures that support analytics and machine learning needs. • Guide the selection and use of AWS services (e.g., Glue, S3, Lake Formation, Redshift, Athena, Step Functions) and integration tools (e.g., Kafka, Informatica, Talend). • Mentor technical teams on architectural standards, data modeling practices, and modern cloud-native data design patterns. • Support project delivery on Data Lake, Data Warehouse and BI projects for external and internal clients, including partnering with ICF subject matter experts on project execution. Qualifications: Required: • Bachelor’s degree (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline) • 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data management. • 3+ years of experience designing and implementing cloud-native data solutions in AWS, including services such as Glue, S3, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation, Step Functions, and Lambda. • Experience in data modeling, metadata management, and data governance frameworks. • Understand ETL concepts of data flow, data enrichment, data consolidation, change data capture and transformation. • Hands-on experience architecting data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time data pipelines. • Experience working with databases and BI tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. • Proficiency in SQL, Python, and working knowledge of big data tools such as Spark, Kafka, or AWS Kinesis. • Knowledge of DevOps tools like Jenkins/Git to assist development process. • Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. • MUST RESIDE IN THE United States (U.S.) and the work MUST BE PERFORMED in the United States (U.S.), as this work is for a federal contract and laws do apply. Preferred: • Familiarity with data privacy, security, and compliance frameworks in regulated environments. • Background in supporting data science, BI, or AI/ML product teams. • AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics, or Big Data Specialty). • Knowledge of integration tools such as Storm, and Spark, AWS Kinesis, Kafka a plus. • Familiarity with multi-cloud environments (e.g., Azure or GCP) is a plus. Company: ICF is a global consulting and technology services provider focused on making big things possible for our clients. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Public Company. 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