Principal Data Architect
Metric5
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: DC Metro Area • District of Columbia • United States
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About the role
- Define and articulate a multi-year technical vision and roadmap for the data lake, encompassing data ingestion, processing, storage, governance, and consumption layers.
- Act as the primary technical interface for customer stakeholders, ensuring all architectural decisions and development activities directly address and prioritize the customer's mission-critical needs and objectives.
- Serve as a technical leader in driving innovation across the data platform and actively implement initiatives defined by the existing Center of Excellence (CoE) and Innovation teams.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional development, data science, and engineering teams (DevSecOps, AWS, Databricks) to translate architecture into actionable implementation plans, providing guidance and mentorship to ensure technical excellence and adherence to standards.
- Coordinate and synchronize technical activities across multiple workstreams (data ingestion, graph services, and data consumption) to manage interdependencies, mitigate risks, and ensure the timely delivery of integrated solutions.
- Lead end-to-end technical design and architecture reviews, focusing on optimal use of Databricks E2/Delta Lake features.
- Architect robust and secure interfaces for both internal and external data exchange, managing technical discussions with various data source owners (internal/external to USCIS).
- Lead code and design reviews to uphold high-quality standards, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability across the Python, Scala, Apache Groovy, and PL/SQL code base.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and capable of obtaining/maintaining appropriate government clearance
- Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
- 12+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, with at least 5 years in a senior or principal role defining data lake or modern data warehouse strategies
- Prior experience supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), or similar federal customers is highly valuable
- Proven track record of successful coordination and communication with diverse teams (developers, product owners, QA, and customer leadership) in a complex enterprise environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, foster a collaborative team environment, and drive consensus on complex technical decisions
- Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership capacity, specifically driving architecture around Databricks/Delta Lake and Graph Data Services.
Benefits
- Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company
- Vision Insurance
- Life & Short Term Disability Insurance
- 401k with company match (employees are immediately vested)
- Paid Vacation
- 9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)
- Parental Leave
- Employee Bonuses
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
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Hard skills
data architecturedata lakedata ingestiondata processingdata storagedata governancePythonScalaApache GroovyPL/SQL
Soft skills
technical leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentorshipinfluenceconsensus buildingrisk managementcoordinationproblem-solvinginnovation