Mantech

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Data Architect to join our team in Doral, FL.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide leadership, accountability, and expertise to ensure all IT and cybersecurity systems across a large, complex, heterogeneous, and geographically dispersed enterprise meet user mission requirements, are interoperable, and are defensible
• Collaborate with a team of technical experts and leaders to design, create, manage, and optimize the client’s data architecture and data access controls. Functional activities include data ownership, stewardship, governance, centricity, and decision support approaches
• Collaborate to design data models, support system development and integration, support data governance, and collaborate with stakeholders (internal and Government) to maximize the performance, interoperability, and defensibility of all systems
• Prepare and deliver information regarding data architecture and data management to Government and contractor leadership as required. Develop and implement data governance, policies, procedures, and standards to ensure the accuracy, consistency, stewardship, and efficacy of outcome-based enterprise decision support frameworks, insight solutions, and multimodal delivery mechanisms
• Provide leadership, best practices, and approaches for the strategic oversight of enterprise data at all levels (strategic, operational, tactical, transactional, cyber, etc)
• Provide experienced-based leadership, coordination, and oversight of critical roles, including but not limited to Data Architects, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, data visualization SMEs, Data Engineers, Business Intelligence Analysts, etc
• Drive collaboration across disciplines, achieving complex objectives and outcomes. Provide direction and mentorship to subordinate staff

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree and 7 years of experience OR a PhD and 5 years of experience.
• High School diploma and 4 years of additional experience or Associate's Degree and 2 years of additional experience may be exchanged in lieu of a required Bachelor's degree
•  Experience serving as a Data Architect for a large, heterogeneous enterprise.
• Demonstrated expertise and experience developing data models and solving problems related to Data Architecture; and conceiving and implementing data tagging, labeling, and classification approaches/schemas for mission critical operations.
• Demonstrated experience with technologies including but not limited to SQL, NoSQL, Splunk, machine learning, artificial intelligence, large language models, and cloud solutions including MS Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
• Demonstrated experience with relevant processes including but not limited to data security and access controls, API design and development, Big Data analytics and management, ETL, data governance and quality, and cloud data services. Experience solving problems related to data ownership, stewardship, governance, centricity, and decision support approaches.
• 8570 IASAE Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three or more years of experience implementing data services in accordance with DoD policy and guidelines.
• PhD, Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
• Knowledge of and experience with Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) and DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF).
• Knowledge of and experience with Zero Trust Architecture, including DataPillar capabilities and activities. Executive level communications skills (written and oral), comfortable interacting and influencing the Chief Data Officer (CDO), Knowledge Management Officer (KMO), and IT and cybersecurity leadership. Possess a broad foundation of systems engineering experience that spans the data lifecycle, with detailed insights into data management, governance, and transformation approaches. Possess a working knowledge of the following data-related topics: data tagging, characterization, masking, and encryption approaches; structured and unstructured data; metadata management; on-prem, multicloud, and hybrid data ecosystems management; utilization, optimization, data forms (unclassified, CUI, classified, top secret, PII, etc.); and data sharing from/to/with mission partners, allies, foreign countries, and militaries.
• Experience at a DoD Combatant Command (e.g., SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, CYBERCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM, SOCOM, SPACECOM) or a component is desired.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.