Lead the architecture and delivery of petabyte-scale big data platforms supporting defense and intelligence missions.
Design, implement, and oversee end-to-end data pipelines, including ingestion, normalization, enrichment, transformation, and delivery of data products to customers.
Architect analytic workflows that transform commercially available data into mission-relevant intelligence and operational insights.
Design and implement solutions that fuse commercially available data with government-provided and government-procured datasets to support intelligence analysis, targeting, and threat assessment.
Evaluate, onboard, and integrate new commercial and government data sources, including technical due diligence, data quality assessment, and architectural impact analysis.
Collaborate directly with customers to translate operational and intelligence requirements into scalable technical architectures and analytics solutions.
Act as the technical authority during solution design reviews, customer briefings, and architecture decision-making forums.
Support pre-sales and capture activities, including technical solution development, RFI/RFP responses, Statements of Work, and customer demonstrations.
Mentor and guide engineers and junior architects, establishing best practices for data architecture, analytics workflows, and secure system design.
Ensure solutions meet DoD and Intelligence Community security, compliance, and operational requirements, including classified, hybrid, and air-gapped environments.

Requirements

Significant experience designing and delivering big data and analytics solutions in support of U.S. government, defense , or intelligence customers.
Demonstrated expertise with large-scale data pipelines and distributed data platforms, including cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
Strong background in analytics, intelligence workflows, and data transformation, particularly in operational or mission-focused contexts.
Experience integrating commercial data sources (OSINT, PAI, financial, network, geospatial, or similar) with government data holdings.
Proven ability to operate as a customer-facing technical leader, communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience supporting intelligence operations, intelligence analysis, or military operations, translated into commercial or government solutions delivery.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern data tooling (e.g., AWS, Databricks, Palantir, distributed object storage, SQL/Python-based analytics).
Active TS/SCI clearance (or eligibility).
Required: Cloud Solutions Architect or equivalent demonstrated experience (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect).
Nice to Have: Advanced cloud, data engineering, or security certifications.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and DevOps pipelines.
Background in geospatial, network, or signals-related data domains.

Benefits

Pension contribution at 2 %
Private health, dental and vision insurance for you and your family.
Remote work environment.
Annual professional development budget for training, certifications and conferences.
Regular team off-sites and travel opportunities to work with colleagues across Europe and Canada.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

big data solutionsdata pipelinesdata transformationanalytics workflowscloud-native architectureshybrid architecturesinfrastructure-as-codeDevOps pipelinesdata integrationdata quality assessment

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcustomer-facing communicationmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingbest practices establishmenttechnical authoritycustomer demonstrationsoperational requirement translationsolution design review

Certifications

TS/SCI clearanceCloud Solutions ArchitectAWS Solutions ArchitectAzure Solutions Architectadvanced cloud certificationsdata engineering certificationssecurity certifications