SME Data Architect Ashburn, VA,

Position: SME Data Architect Ashburn, VA, US
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Local     Senior Data Architect – CACI Agile Solution Factory (ASF)
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* The Opportunity:

** Join
** CACI’s Agile Solution Factory (ASF)**—a leader in delivering secure, modernized, and data‐driven solutions for critical government missions. We are looking for a
** collaborative, forward-thinking Senior Data Architect
** who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys shaping enterprise-level data  this high‐visibility role, you will work closely with Enterprise Architects, government civilians, and military personnel to design innovative, data‐centric solutions that power decision‐making across mission-critical systems. Your expertise in data strategy, governance, modeling, and quality will play a pivotal role in modernizing customer applications and ensuring they deliver trusted, actionable insights.

If you’re a self-starter who loves solving complex data challenges, partnering with cross-functional teams, and influencing enterprise architecture—this is the opportunity to make a measurable impact.
** Responsibilities:
** As a Senior Data Architect, you will:
* Maintain and continuously update architecture product inventory.
* Analyze business processes to refine data sources for management, analytics, and visualization.
* Design, implement, and optimize secure, efficient logical and physical databases.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to define reporting outputs, summarization needs, and data formats.
* Determine and specify detailed logical and mathematical operations for programs and personnel in data systems.
* Assess project requirements to create new programs or modify existing ones.
* Participate in scope and requirement meetings to clarify project needs and limitations.
* Review workflow charts and database management procedures to ensure alignment with system tasks.
* Develop comprehensive data models, logical access descriptions, and physical database specifications.
* Create documentation, reports, and manuals supporting new or upgraded systems.
* Establish procedures to detect and correct data-quality issues; develop governance policies and controls.
* Ensure privacy controls are properly enforced across all data processes.
* Implement data curation practices to align data lifespan with mission requirements.
* Seek, manage, and integrate spatial data (classified & unclassified), connecting it to mission datasets.
* Design methodologies for data movement, storage, pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and structured/unstructured data.
* Support data exploration, anomaly detection, transformation, and merging into unified data stores.
* Conduct data mining and retrieval activities.
* Enable data visualization using multiple tools and platforms.
* Provide outstanding customer support and partner with analytical units to translate challenges into solutions.
* Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT) sessions and collaborate with internal/external partners to advance data management excellence.
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* Qualifications:

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* Required:

** U.S. Citizenship and an active
** DoD Secret security clearance**.
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, MIS, or related discipline (equivalent experience considered).
* ** 7+ years
** of experience as a Data Architect.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Highly collaborative with strong teamwork orientation and work ethic.
* Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments.
* Solution-driven mindset with the ability to resolve complex technical challenges.
* Ability to work effectively with limited oversight.
* DoD 8570/8140 compliance (e.g.,
** Security+ CE**,
** CASP CE**).
* Deep mastery of
** DoDAF
* * and
** UAF
* * frameworks.
* Proficiency with enterprise modeling tools such as
** ARIS**,
** Visio**,
** Magic Draw**, and platforms like
** Vantage
* * and Army 365 Power Platform.
* Ability to create, update, and manage government…