Sr. Data Architect

This position is not currently funded and is contingent upon the award of a new contract to Amentum. At this time, Amentum is seeking candidates to fulfill contingent roles.

The expected award timeframe is Fall / Winter 2024.

The Senior Data Architect in Newport News, VA will provide technical leadership and governance of the big data team and the implementation of the solution architecture including the following responsibilities :

Design and build robust, high-performance, and adaptable solutions optimal for modern platform (Big Data / Relational / No-SQL / OLAP) with the ability to integrate technical functionality

Responsible for the delivery of a robust scalable data architecture that meets the business goals of the organization

Institute, champion and implement analytics data

Collaborate with the Application Development team to analyze, identify, design, and implement processes for sourcing data

Provide technical thought leadership on High-Level Architecture and Design, data modeling, Big Data strategy & adoption for Ingestion and Analytics Applications within the Finance IT domain

Generate DDL script from data modeling tool and ensure the script’s proper function

Lead the architecture, design, and development of the business intelligence platform

Define technical principles, vision, and standards for the data warehouse

Ensure the design can scale to handle additional data demands

Minimum requirements :

Master’s degree in computer science or information systems (core focus including data analytics, preferred)

15-20 years of data engineering experience

12 years of direct experience in acquiring information technology base systems within major Department of Defense acquisition programs

Well-rounded data engineer with a focus on data analytics, business intelligence, and data integration challenges

Experience in performing statistical and text analysis with R, data mining with Weka and Oracle Data Miner, and system design and systems engineering

Background in data modeling and development for transactional and online analytical processing systems, along with data migration and data integration

5+ years demonstrated DoD ERP Experience and / or AESIP / GCSS-Army experience, 15+ years experience w / SAP integration with multiple end-to-end implementations for programs with over 50K end users

Must have a fully-adjudicated, active secret US government clearance. Note : US citizenship is required to maintain a secret clearance.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.