Lead, Data Architect Security Clearance

Position: Lead, Data Architect with Security Clearance
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Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3

Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3

Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title:

Lead, Data Architect Job Code: 42911

Job Location:

Huntsville, AL (Headquarters)

Job Schedule:

9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description
The L3

Harris Missile Solutions Segment Business Intelligence team is seeking a Lead Data Architect and Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and integrating data solutions within Palantir Foundry. This role will lead cross-functional technical teams to enable data-driven decision-making for missile systems development and operations. The selected candidate will oversee data warehouse governance practices, including data management, data quality, data security, and access provisioning.

They will work closely with users and stakeholders to identify requirements and develop robust data architectures that support effective visualization and reporting. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, business acumen, and the ability to collaborate with programmers, data scientists, business system experts, and executives. Essential Functions

• Manage the development, design, and maintenance of data warehouses and transformation tools that enable actionable business insights through dashboards and reports.

• Design, build, and manage data pipelines-including data transformation mapping, data flow diagrams, and metadata collection-to ensure data accessibility, accuracy, and security. Strong SQL skills are required.

• Document and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models, along with metadata management solutions, to support efficient and effective data usage.

• Design and maintain data ontologies by defining object types, properties, and relationships that accurately represent business entities and their connections, ensuring consistency and enabling enterprise-wide analytics.

• Lead planning sessions with customers to improve business processes, prioritize data and infrastructure investments, and translate data strategies into data integration frameworks and user-facing applications.

• Contribute to the development and documentation of consistent methodologies and governance approaches for extracting, transforming, and analyzing data from sources such as Snowflake and Palantir, ensuring effective visualization and reporting.

• Coordinate cross-functionally with IT and Data Analytics teams to optimize resources, align initiatives, and prevent duplication of effort across the enterprise, while maintaining comprehensive documentation including pipeline specifications, data schemas, and user guides. Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; OR a graduate degree and a minimum of 7 years of related experience; OR, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance. Preferred Skills

• Experience building and managing datasets, objects, pipelines, and transforms in Foundry.

• Experience designing and implementing ontologies within Foundry.

• Experience creating Foundry applications and workshops for end-user consumption.

• Familiarity with Foundry's Code Repositories (Python, SQL, Type Script). Technical Skills

• 2+ years of experience with ETL/ELT patterns, data storage, and data modeling using Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder and/or Python.

• 2+ years of experience with Power BI or similar data visualization tools; experience with Foundry's native…