Full-Time

Data Architect

Posted on 12/2/2025

Deadline 12/31/25
Booz Allen

Booz Allen

10,001+ employees

Global consulting in strategy, technology, engineering

Compensation Overview

$86.8k - $198k/yr

+ Base Salary

Washington, DC, USA

Hybrid

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Data & Analytics (2)
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Requirements
  • Experience designing cloud and on-premises agnostic scalable data architectures
  • Experience developing for Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, or Data Lakehouses
  • Experience developing data orchestration pipelines and workflow automation
  • Experience modeling complex data routing networks and optimizing dynamic bandwidth
  • Knowledge of Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED)
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field
Responsibilities
  • Perform data access analysis and develop strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, and implementation of the data strategy
  • Define, design, and build dimensional and relational databases
  • Develop data warehousing blueprints, evaluate hardware and software platforms, and integrate systems
  • Leverage Agile design approaches to develop, manage, evaluate, and improve tools and processes, and develop and implement enterprise data strategies for the management and sharing of data
  • Ensure that enterprise data assets are governed by a comprehensive data management approach
  • Design connective data fabric solutions to help clients solve complex systems-of-systems challenges for next-generation Mission Intelligence applications
  • Apply model-driven design principles to develop and demonstrate the capability of designs to meet the client’s mission performance requirements
  • Use digital engineering tools and principles to decompose and assist with managing performance budgets, and apply Agile development principles to develop roadmaps and work packages that align with project priorities and make use of collaboration and management software tools to manage project execution
  • Support proposal teams and contribute to or lead the authoring of technical content, identify and pursue expanded or new technical scope with current and new customers, and develop technical products to support the capture of additional work through viewpoints, whitepapers, or other intellectual capital
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients through technical excellence
  • Efficiently communicate technical information to senior and executive leadership and clients, communicate with high technical precision through succinct presentations, engineering reviews, and technical briefings, and convey complex technical concepts simply to non-technical audiences
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Palantir Foundry
  • Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo Enterprise Architecture or similar
  • Experience in Agile and DevSecOps software development
  • Knowledge of automation techniques using artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field

Booz Allen Hamilton helps government agencies, corporations, and non-profits solve complex technical and strategic problems through strategy, technology, and engineering consulting. Its strengths include cybersecurity, data analytics, and digital transformation for defense, intelligence, and civil sectors. It delivers services via long-term contracts, project-based work, and recurring engagements, blending domain expertise with advanced tech. Its goal is to help clients anticipate threats, optimize operations, and transform organizations in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

McLean, Virginia

Founded

1914

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • DoD's $55B autonomous systems funding directly benefits NODA AI portfolio investment.
  • Agentic AI operational deployment in 2026 drives defense technology consulting demand.
  • Cloud modernization projects like National Weather Service CIRRUS expand civil sector revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Palantir displaces Booz Allen's DoD AI contracts with superior analytics platforms.
  • Anduril's vertical integration undercuts Booz Allen's autonomous systems engineering pricing.
  • DoD conflict-of-interest rules eliminate Booz Allen Ventures portfolio companies from prime contracts.

What makes Booz Allen unique

  • 31,600-person workforce with $12B revenue and $38B backlog provides scale advantage.
  • Booz Allen Ventures' $300M fund invests in AI, defense tech, cybersecurity, space.
  • Multi-year government contracts with 1.42x book-to-bill ratio ensure revenue visibility.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Professional Development Budget

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

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