Data Architect

Location: Indianapolis

** Job Family:
** Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting
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* Travel Required:

** Up to 25%
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* Clearance Required:

** Active Secret
** What You Will Do
** As a Data Architect, you will lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise‐scale data architectures supporting advanced analytics, AI/ML, and mission‐critical decision‐making for federal clients. You will serve as a technical authority responsible for ensuring data solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with federal and DoD architecture, governance, and compliance requirements.

You will work closely with data engineers, AI/ML teams, platform engineers, and government stakeholders to translate mission needs into robust data architectures, leveraging
** Databricks
* * and
** Palantir Foundry
** as core delivery platforms.

Key responsibilities include:

* Lead the end‐to‐end design of data architectures supporting analytics, AI/ML, and operational reporting
* Define logical and physical data models, ingestion patterns, transformation layers, and consumption frameworks
* Architect solutions for large‐scale structured and semi‐structured datasets, including federal financial and operational data
* Design secure, scalable data platforms leveraging Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake) and Palantir Foundry
* Establish architecture standards for data integration, metadata, lineage, and data quality
* Ensure architectures align with federal security, compliance, and data governance requirements
* Partner with AI/ML, MLOps, and analytics teams to enable production‐grade model development and deployment
* Guide implementation teams through complex architectural decisions and trade‐offs
* Support system design reviews, technical documentation, and government architecture forums
* Mentor junior architects and engineers while providing technical leadership across engagements##
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* What You Will Need:

*** An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
* FIVE (5) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise analytics roles
* Hands‐on experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, performance optimization, production architectures)
* Hands‐on experience with Palantir Foundry, including data pipelines, ontology, and analytics enablement
* Strong experience designing enterprise data architectures supporting analytics and AI/ML workloads
* Experience with SQL and distributed data processing frameworks
* Experience integrating multiple data sources and managing complex data pipelines
** What Would Be Great to Have
*** Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, and lineage
* Ability to clearly communicate architectural designs to both technical and executive audiences
* Experience supporting the
** Department of Defense**, including exposure to
** Advana
* * or DoD enterprise data platforms
* Experience working with
** federal financial, budgetary, accounting, or audit data
*** Experience architecting solutions in
** Azure Government
** or
** AWS Gov Cloud
*** Familiarity with MLOps and how data architecture supports model lifecycle management
* Knowledge of data cataloging, semantic layers, and enterprise metadata strategies
* Experience designing data architectures that support
** Responsible AI and model governance
*** Experience leading architecture reviews or serving as an approving authority
* Master’s degree in a related technical discipline
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* What We Offer:

** Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:
* Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
* Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
* Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
* Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
* 401(k) Retirement Plan
* Basic Life & Supplemental Life
* Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
* Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
* Student Loan Pay Down
* Tuition Reimbursement,…