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Akima

Federal contractor delivering facilities, IT, logistics

Data Architect

Data ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHerndon, VA, USA$225k - $235k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience in data engineering, database design, or data architecture, including at least 3 years in an architect role, is required.
  • Experience architecting enterprise data platforms at petabyte scale, including at least 1 PB of managed storage across warehouse, lake, or lakehouse environments, is required.
  • Ability to design for high complexity, including integration of more than 20 data sources or streams and data models spanning more than 500 entities or tables, is required.
  • Deep expertise in dimensional, relational, and NoSQL data modeling is required.
  • Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience with at least one cloud platform are required.
  • Experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or Redshift is required.
  • Familiarity with ETL/ELT and orchestration tools such as dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, or Informatica is required.
  • A solid understanding of data governance, security, and master data management is required.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without direct authority are required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
  • Define standards for data integration, pipelines, storage, and metadata across cloud and on-premises systems.
  • Lead the design of data warehouses, data lakes, or lakehouse platforms supporting business intelligence, analytics, and machine learning use cases.
  • Establish data governance practices covering data quality, lineage, security, privacy, and access controls.
  • Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and technologies aligned with long-term business needs.
  • Partner with data engineers to review designs, guide implementation, and resolve architectural issues.
  • Translate business requirements into data solutions and communicate trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations applicable to the government contract.
  • Support various projects as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka or Kinesis.
  • Exposure to supporting machine learning or artificial intelligence workloads and feature stores.
  • Certification in AWS Data Analytics, Azure Data Engineer, or CDMP.

About the Company

Akima

Federal contractor delivering facilities, IT, logistics

Akima provides contracted, integrated services to the U.S. federal government across facilities, IT, logistics, protective services, systems engineering, mission support, FF&E, and construction. It delivers these offerings through multi-domain services that support government missions. As an Alaska Native-owned subsidiary of NANA, Akima combines mission outcomes for customers with long-term value creation for its parent and Iñupiat community. Its goal is to help customer missions succeed while sustaining value for NANA and its shareholders.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded
1995

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