Lead Data Architect

Description

B&A fosters and embraces a set of values: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. Established in 1988, B&A ensures its employees feel deeply connected, recognizes their successes, and provides continuous learning and growth opportunities. As entrepreneurial thinkers, they combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value for both the organization and their clients.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior-level Lead Data Architect to design, develop, deploy, and manage data architectures, data strategies, and data governance frameworks for the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) effort. This role requires comprehensive knowledge and expertise in data architecture tasks and assignments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and manage data architectures, data strategies, and data governance frameworks for systems, applications, and databases
• Build, integrate, and maintain data platforms including data lakes, lake houses, warehouses, marts, hubs, and knowledge graphs
• Plan, design, develop, implement, and maintain appropriate data structures for operational, graph, transactional, and spatial data
• Translate business needs into long-term data architecture solutions and evaluate reusability of current data for additional analyses
• Define and implement conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling concepts, techniques, and tools
• Develop strategies for data acquisition, archive, and recovery, and incorporate metadata management to optimize access, performance, and cost
• Enhance and maintain data dictionaries, catalogs, and repositories aligned with enterprise data standards
• Support data engineering and integration, including data pipelines, integration patterns, and Interface Control Documents
• Support data quality, data lineage, and data governance activities across service providers
• Validate the design of all SoS interfaces in accordance with data dictionaries and data lineage work products
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and application teams to identify, evaluate, and manage data storage solutions

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field
• 10–14 years of experience, possessing and applying comprehensive knowledge across key data architecture tasks and high-impact assignments (Senior level)

Required Skills

• Expert experience designing and managing enterprise data architectures and governance frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to build data lakes, warehouses, marts, hubs, and knowledge graphs at scale
• Strong conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling skills
• Experience with data engineering, data pipelines, and data integration patterns
• Background in data quality, data lineage, metadata management, and data governance

Desired Skills

• Experience with large-scale federal statistical or survey data programs
• Familiarity with near-real-time data processing and high-volume/velocity data solutions
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and storage optimization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefing to senior Government stakeholders

More About B&A

B&A is a trusted partner for exceptional service, innovative solutions, and inspired employees. Our clients include the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Senate, U.S. Courts, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Navy, and more. We offer a range of benefits and programs, including medical, dental, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance, as well as a 401(k) plan with company matching. We also provide wellness programs, community engagement initiatives, and professional development opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

B&A provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. B&A complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy covers conduct occurring at B&A’s offices, and other workplaces (including client sites) and all other locations where B&A is providing services, and to all work-related activities.