Guidehouse
DataArchitect
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“Data Architect at Guidehouse. Skills: Data Architecture Design, Databricks, Palantir Foundry, AI/ML Support, Federal Compliance. Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise‑scale data architectures. Serve as a technical authority responsible for ensuring data solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with federal and DoD architecture, governance, and compliance requirements”
Industry & Context.
Complex architectural decisions and trade‑offs
Up to 25% Travel, Active Secret Clearance Required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Active Secret Federal or DoD security clearance, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, FIVE (5) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise analytics roles, Hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, performance optimization, production architectures), Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry, including data pipelines, ontology, and analytics enablement, experience designing enterprise data architectures supporting analytics and AI/ML workloads, Experience with SQL and distributed data processing frameworks, Experience integrating multiple data sources and managing complex data pipelines
Nice to Have
understanding of data governance, metadata management, and lineage, Ability to clearly communicate architectural designs to both technical and executive audiences, Experience supporting the Department of Defense, including exposure to Advana or DoD enterprise data platforms, Experience working with federal financial, budgetary, accounting, or audit data, Experience architecting solutions in Azure Government or AWS GovCloud, Familiarity with MLOps and how data architecture supports model lifecycle management, Knowledge of data cataloging, semantic layers, and enterprise metadata strategies, Experience designing data architectures that support Responsible AI and model governance, Experience leading architecture reviews or serving as an approving authority, Master’s degree in a related technical discipline
What You'll Do.
and evolution of enterprise‑scale data architectures
Serve as a technical authority responsible for ensuring data solutions are scalable
and aligned with federal and DoD architecture
and compliance requirements
Translate mission needs into robust data architectures
Lead the end‑to‑end design of data architectures supporting analytics
and operational reporting
Define logical and physical data models
transformation layers
and consumption frameworks
Architect solutions for large‑scale structured and semi‑structured datasets
scalable data platforms leveraging Databricks and Palantir Foundry
Establish architecture standards for data integration
Ensure architectures align with federal security
and data governance requirements
and analytics teams to enable production‑grade model development and deployment
Guide implementation teams through complex architectural decisions and trade‑offs
Support system design reviews
technical documentation
and government architecture forums
Mentor junior architects and engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with data engineers, AI/ML teams, platform engineers, and government stakeholders; Partner with AI/ML, MLOps, and analytics teams; Guide implementation teams; Provide technical leadership across engagements
Communication Scope
Clearly communicate architectural designs to both technical and executive audiences
Full Job Description
**_Job Family_ :** Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 25% **_Clearance Required_ :** Active Secret _**What You Will Do**_ As a Data Architect, you will lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise‑scale data architectures supporting advanced analytics, AI/ML, and mission‑critical decision‑making for federal clients. You will serve as a technical authority responsible for ensuring data solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with federal and DoD architecture, governance, and compliance requirements. You will work closely with data engineers, AI/ML teams, platform engineers, and government stakeholders to translate mission needs into robust data architectures, leveraging **Databricks** and **Palantir Foundry** as core delivery platforms. Key responsibilities include: * Lead the end‑to‑end design of data architectures supporting analytics, AI/ML, and operational reporting * Define logical and physical data models, ingestion patterns, transformation layers, and consumption frameworks * Architect solutions for large‑scale structured and semi‑structured datasets, including federal financial and operational data * Design secure, scalable data platforms leveraging Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake) and Palantir Foundry * Establish architecture standards for data integration, metadata, lineage, and data quality * Ensure architectures align with federal security, compliance, and data governance requirements * Partner with AI/ML, MLOps, and analytics teams to enable production‑grade model development and deployment * Guide implementation teams through complex architectural decisions and trade‑offs * Support system design reviews, technical documentation, and government architecture forums * Mentor junior architects and engineers while providing technical leadership across engagements ## _**What You Will Need:**_ * An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance. * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science,
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