Data Architect, Principal - TS

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Data Architect

This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

• Provide Interoperability and Data support to assist Government Interoperability Engineers in achieving data consistency, reliability, and interoperability throughout the Mission Planning process.
• Design a new Mission Planning Order of Battle (MPOB) Lower Half schema for Electronic Warfare (EW) and address misalignment between current communications data structures and the Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB).
• Restart and participate in technical meetings at the TS level with NASIC, NGIC, and classified CCMD systems to ensure availability of data producers capable of supporting MPOB Lower Half requirements.
• Provide recommendations for incorporating new data from the Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System (MARS) and other classified sources into MPOB Upper Half, Lower Half, and other mission planning data formats.
• Serve as a senior integration analyst for the Mission Planning Interface Control Working Group (MP-ICWG), supporting new requirements and schema updates to enable interoperability with external data providers.
• Support interoperability for the following mission planning data formats: MPOB, ACTDF, EW, MPP, and CRD.
• Complete ICWG Action Items, coordinating with data providers, users, and owners to ensure reliability and consistency of warfighter data.
• Enable data schemas by incorporating DoD IT Standards Registry requirements, including Intelligence Community Information Security Markings (IC-ISM).
• Support and update schemas including Appendix L, Task, Target, Text (T3D), and ACTDF; assist in creation of new Appendix L sample data files with ELNOT/DIEQP data.
• Produce recommended designs and provide advice to the 35 IS for enhancements to the Bedrock Order of Battle Portal, including No‑Strike List additions, SMAC requirements, theater‑level, tactical‑level, and dynamic OOB data, and new features driven by real‑world events.
• Serve as technical advisor on DIA’s MARS application, replacing MIDB, with in‑depth knowledge of MIDB interfaces and DIA intelligence capabilities.
• Design architectures and provide guidance for decomposing mission planning applications into containerized microservices in cloud environments; advise on cloud capabilities and API implementations for JMPS, JOMS, and NOMS.
• Provide recommendations on security controls for applications undergoing Assessment and Authorization (A&A) for operation on classified networks, including JWICS.
• Advise on data analytics, producer activity, data health and currency, data quality control, and data consumption; support intelligence community and geospatial capabilities for mission planning.
• Provide recommendations for data production augmentation, delegation, SOPs, and production management in response to real‑world crises; advise on solutions for emerging mission planning data integration challenges.
• Serve as technical expert for external data provider automation supporting the Mission Planning Software and Data Unified Service (SADUS), enabling automated data ingestion into the Mission Planning Cloud.
• Assist in development of Information Support Plans (ISPs) and architectural documentation required for JOMS and NOMS to satisfy Joint Interoperability Test Command requirements.

• United States citizenship.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field and 20+ years of experience, including 12+ years with DoD.
• Familiarity with cloud‑based systems, Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, Dev Sec Ops , and Dev Ops principles.
• Experience with intelligence data and knowledge of data file formats such as XML and JSON.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity related to data, servers, and cloud‑based systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Salary Range: $87,934–$140,000

At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401(k), ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.

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