Data Architect

Overview

Job Title:

Data Architect
Job Category:
Information Technology
Time Type:
Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
None
Employee Type:
Regular
Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%
Type of Travel:
Local

CACI is seeking a Data Architect to join our team and support the Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge Information Technology (IT) (BEAGLE) contract. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge, skills and experience to building a truly modern application that is new development and cloud native. You will work in a Sec Dev Ops  environment that includes continuous integration/continuous deployment and test automation in a consistent agile software development framework.

If you thrive in a culture of innovation and bring creative ideas to solve complex technical and procedural problems at the at the team and portfolio levels, then this opportunity is for you!

Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting best practices in agile software development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the nation’s safety and security.

CBP agents and officers are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity. ASF programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels.

• Provide high-level architectural guidance, technical innovation, and analytical expertise to teams across CBP.
• Champion all aspects of data architecture, analytic methodology, and visualization functions including engineering standards, governance processes, and providing vision and context to explore and effectively utilize emerging technologies.
• Lead database developers and administrators working across multiple product teams.
• Serve as a data and technology expert across a broad and diverse set of mission critical applications
• Actively participate in Agile Scrum sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations, retrospectives and solution releases
• Analyze project-related problems and create innovative solutions involving technology, analytic methodologies, and advanced solution components.
• Deliver deployable software in short sprints.
• The ability to be adaptable and work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial.

• 10+ years of professional experience on complex data challenges in data architecture, engineering, data science, data analysis and visualization to design, implement, and maintain data-intensive applications.
• 10+ years of experience with databases, including designing, implementing, and optimizing database systems; experience in data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration.
• Expertise in DBMS such as Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle, or MySQL; understanding of No
  
  SQL databases like Dynamo
  
  DB, Mongo
  
  DB, Cassandra, or Couchbase.
• Knowledge of database design techniques (ER modeling, normalization, denormalization) to create efficient and scalable database structures in a microservices-based architecture.
• Strong SQL skills; experience with stored procedures, triggers, and views.
• Experience with distributed data eventing and message streaming solutions such as Apache Kafka.
• Knowledge of security best practices, including encryption, authentication, and access control, compliant with government regulations.
• Experience with cloud-based database services (AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, or Azure SQL Database), and understanding of migrating to or designing databases in the cloud.
• Experience with data integration tools and techniques, including ETL processes and queue-based messaging systems.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C#.
• Skills in analyzing and optimizing database performance (indexing, partitioning, query optimization).
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and communicate complex database concepts.
• Optional but beneficial certifications:
  Oracle Certified Master (OCM), Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), or AWS Certified Database - Specialty.
• Experience helping customers and mission users conceptualize and prioritize their data analysis and visualization needs.
• Adept at evaluating existing data sets and reporting architectures to identify strategic gaps and apply modern technologies to achieve superior mission outcomes.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to pass CBP background investigation; criteria include, but not limited to:
  • 3-year check for felony convictions
  • 1-year check for illegal drug use
  • 1-year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud

• Experience with graph databases such as Neo4J is a plus.
• Experience with geospatial data…