Data Architect contract job in Reston, VA

Unclassified - Reston, VA

Full-time - Senior

Reston, VA

About the position

The Senior Data Architect is responsible for developing data strategies, architectures, and technical plans that align with the company's mission and objectives. This role focuses on creating Data Architectures for complex system and data integration programs, collaborating with business and technology stakeholders to maintain the enterprise data reporting architecture and roadmap. The position requires strong leadership, technical knowledge, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the company's data architectures for complex data integration solutions.
• Function as a senior consultant on enterprise projects, providing data analysis, design, modeling, and implementation support.
• Organize and lead teams to develop and refine conceptual data information models and extend them with business rules.
• Develop analytical models using statistical analysis tools and create high-level data architecture diagrams documenting system and data flows.
• Evaluate alternatives for integrating legacy data sources with enterprise relational models and strategies for transactional and analytical systems.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field/equivalent experience
• 12+ years of IT experience including development of large scale, complex data architectures
• Demonstrated ability to architect and model mission critical BI, OLTP, OLAP, ETL solutions leveraging multiple DBMS technologies (Erwin, Oracle, Informatica, Cognos)
• Demonstrated ability to architect and model data services using SOA principles
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience in leading and mentoring technical staff.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including abilities in analysis and problem solving.
• Experience in 'Systems Thinking' - breaking problems into manageable pieces and understanding their interactions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities, and skillful at facilitation and negotiation.
• Effective team player with strong emotional intelligence.
• Passion for technology and ability to assess new technologies for business applicability.