Senior Data Architect

Senior Data ArchitectThe Health and Compliance group at CGI Federal is looking for a Senior Data Architect who can be part of a large team in a dynamic and changing environment. Projects include software solution development and maintenance for mission critical applications in the federal healthcare space. The projects utilize rapid design and development techniques to respond to client demands for meeting the challenges of healthcare reform and open government directives. CGI Federal provides in depth functional and technical expertise, offering clients a focused set of solutions that help federal health organizations to become more productive, cost effective, secure and service oriented.***This position is located in our Fairfax, VA or Lafayette, LA office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable***Your future duties and responsibilities include:Providing expertise in designing, creating, deploying and managing an organization's data architecture.Defining how data should be stored, consumed, integrated and managed by different data entities and IT systems, as well as any applications using or processing that data.Designing and implementing industry best Data modeling solutions to satisfy client requirements.Documenting data object relationships and understanding how these objects form business transactions within a large transaction processing system.Diagnosing data related production issues by understanding existing data object relationships and performing required data updates.Expressing strategic data requirements, outlining high level integrated designs to meet these requirements, and aligning with enterprise strategy and related business architecture.Providing guidance for infrastructure and software architecture and planning.Identifying and guiding development of data standards.Developing data architecture principles, creating models of data that enable the implementation of the intended business architecture, creating ER diagrams showing key data entities, and creating an inventory of the data needed to implement the architecture vision.Required qualifications to be successful in this role include:A BS degree and 10+ years of work experience.Demonstrating an advanced ability to manage large data sets, cloud computing, open source tools, and optimization techniques.8+ years of proven experience in application architecture, Cloud Solutions with emerging technologies, Big Data, Data Modeling, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence.Understanding of modern data architecture and experience with core data services like maintaining data lakes, data warehouses, data marts as well as relational and dimensional modeling, data quality and master data management.Excellent data management and data governance skills and analytical thinking capabilities.Experience in designing data architectures that will define and deliver data as an asset. Experience in Dimensional Modeling (Star Schema, OLAP Cubes, and Bus Matrix Mapping).Skilled in the design, deployment, and evaluation of tools, frameworks, and patterns to build scalable data platforms.Experienced with industry leading data infrastructure technologies and end user tools.Experience with troubleshooting data issues and identifying root causes of performance bottlenecks.Experience with AWS, Oracle and Postgres databases, Analysis services, ETL tools, etc.Strong SQL development skills using SQL, PL/SQL, stored procedures etc.Knowledge of creating and delivering modern data platforms that will provide advanced analytical capabilities.Proficiency in Visualization and Reporting Tools.Experience in reporting tools like Quicksight, Cognos, etc.Experienced with AWS public cloud platform.Good Working knowledge of AWS data platform – S3, Iceberg tables, data catalogs, data lake, analytics, AWS storage options, Athena, Glue, Redshift, AWS Lake formation, etc.Experience with Agile software development.Experience with Confluence and Jira.Good to have Medicare/Medicaid data domain knowledge.Good experience in using AI models like Bedrock, Co-Pilot, etc.What you can expect from us:Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.