Data Architect SME

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of experience or Masters degree and 10 years or Associate’s degree and 14 years experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 16 years experience.
• Proficiency indata modeling, ETL/ELT design, and data integration frameworks.
• Experience definingenterprise data standards and governance models.
• Knowledge ofSQL, data warehousing, and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing data security and access control policies(NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP).
• Understanding ofmetadata management and data cataloging practices.

• Previous experience working with or for theFAA, DOT, or state aviation authorities.
• Familiarity withdata visualization and analytics platforms(Tableau, Power BI, Databricks).
• Knowledge ofAI/ML data pipelines, streaming data, and predictive analytics architectures.
• Experience applying
  
  Zero Trust data principles and data resiliency strategies.
• Professional certifications such asAWS Data Analytics Specialty, Google Cloud Data Engineer, or CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional).
• Familiarity withFAA acquisition, AMS standards, and federal data compliance frameworks.

• This position is required to be on-site, primarily located in Herndon, VA, with an alternate work location available in Bowie, MD. Candidates must be able to work on-site at one of these locations based on program requirements.

• Design, develop, and maintainenterprise data architectures, models, and integration frameworks for FAA systems.
• Define and enforce data governance, quality, and lifecycle management standards.
• Collaborate with engineers and analysts to ensure data alignment across applications, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Lead efforts tomigrate and modernize data environments, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and compliance.
• Establish and maintain data dictionaries, schemas, and metadata repositories.
• Provide technical guidance and architecture reviews for new and existing FAA programs.
• Design and implement data pipelines and integration solutionssupporting analytics and operational systems.
• Support the development ofdata strategies, roadmaps, and enterprise data servicesaligned with FAA objectives.
• Ensure data solutions comply withFAA security policies, privacy regulations, and federal IT standards.
• Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and recommendations to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with systems engineers, software developers, cybersecurity professionals, and FAA leadership to architect data solutions that enable smarter decision-making and enhance aviation safety.
• Experience preparingaudit-ready architecture documentation and technical reports.
• Ability to assessdata interoperability, lineage, and quality across multiple systems.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional data modernization initiatives.

As aviation and federal programs evolve, any weakness in underlying infrastructure can impact operations and service delivery on a national scale.

As aData Architect, you will play a vital role in ensuring that the FAA’s data systems are integrated, secure, and optimizedfor performance—supporting initiatives such asNextGen modernization, airspace optimization, and safety analyticsthat directly influence the future of U.S. aviation.