SA-26-001 Senior Solutions Architect (Data & Analytics Platforms) - Federal

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure data platforms leveraging cloud and big data technologies
• Lead implementation and optimization of data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, and analytics workflows
• Provide hands-on expertise in big data ecosystems (e.g., Spark, distributed data processing frameworks)
• Architect and support data visualization solutions, including dashboards and reporting platforms (e.g., Tableau)
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define data architecture, integration strategies, and performance optimization approaches
• Ensure alignment with federal security, compliance, and governance standards
• Serve as a technical leader and advisor across engineering and analytics teams

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• 12+ years of experience in IT, data architecture, or data platform engineering
• Demonstrated experience architecting and implementing big data solutions (e.g., Apache Spark, distributed data platforms)
• Experience designing and supporting cloud-based data environments (AWS preferred)
• Hands-on experience with data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau)
• Prior experience supporting federal programs (DHS, USCIS, or similar environments strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and system integration
• Able to operate at both strategic architecture level and hands-on technical level

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting USCIS data environments or analytics platforms
• Experience with Databricks or similar lakehouse platforms
• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps, or equivalent)
• Experience supporting large-scale federal data modernization programs