General Dynamics - Herndon, VA

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Herndon, VA
5,001-10,000 employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As a Data Architect at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the mission is never interrupted by delivering clarity through cloud solutions and providing meaningful work. Your contributions will be vital in transforming our clients for the modern age, helping them navigate obstacles while ensuring the safety and security of our nation. In this position, you will apply the latest technology and provide operational support to deliver actionable intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Your work will have significant meaning and impact as you strive to deliver your best every day. In this role, you will serve as the lead technical resource for strategic oversight and planning of database structural design and development. You will provide technical and strategic guidance to senior-level database administrators and application developers in the creation and implementation of new databases, as well as maintain major existing databases that support evolving applications. Additionally, you will offer strategic guidance to data stewards on the development and implementation of data models that support organizational business processes. Your responsibilities will include leading and consulting at all levels of the organization on the design, development, and implementation of logical database structures and classification schemas. You will also be responsible for developing policies and procedures to build, maintain, and leverage the data model. Furthermore, you will provide technical and strategic guidance on the development of metadata tags, Document Type Definitions (DTD), and schemas using appropriate technologies for representation such as HTML and XML. Ensuring that metadata and data standards and definitions support both local business processes and system implementations, as well as corporate requirements for sharing data, will be key to your success in this role.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the lead technical resource for strategic oversight and planning of database structural design and development.
  • Provide technical and strategic guidance to senior-level database administrators and application developers in the creation and implementation of new databases.
  • Maintain major existing databases supporting evolving applications.
  • Offer strategic guidance to data stewards on the development and implementation of data models to support organizational business processes.
  • Lead and consult at all levels of the organization on the design, development, and implementation of logical database structures and classification schemas.
  • Develop policies and procedures to build, maintain, and leverage the data model.
  • Provide technical and strategic guidance on the development of metadata tags, Document Type Definitions (DTD), and schemas using appropriate technologies for representation such as HTML and XML.
  • Ensure that metadata and data standards and definitions support both local business processes and system implementations, and corporate requirements for sharing data.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of related experience in database architecture and design.
  • Understanding of PostgreSQL and related technologies.
  • Experience with metadata tags, Document Type Definitions (DTD), and schemas using HTML and XML.
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with cloud solutions and operational support for intelligence applications.
  • Familiarity with data governance and data management best practices.

Benefits

  • 401(k) with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Short and long-term disability benefits
  • Life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Critical illness and business travel accident insurance
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