Lead Data Architect

Peraton

. Provide technical leadership across enterprise data architecture efforts within a large-scale modernization program .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeSuitland • Maryland • United StatesSenior💰 $104,000 - $166,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and governing scalable data ecosystems, including data lakes and warehouses, while ensuring compliance with federal data management and security standards. Proficient in implementing AI/ML-enabled architectures and managing large-scale data ingestion and processing pipelines.

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Data Architecture DesignETL/ELT Pipeline ManagementAI/ML Architecture SupportMetadata Management ImplementationCloud Data Services Experience

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Hard Skills

Data LakesData WarehousesETL/ELTData GovernanceMLOpsAPIsDistributed SystemsReal-Time ProcessingData QualityCloud Optimization

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipCollaborationMentoringCommunicationGovernance Promotion

Tools & Technologies

SparkKafkaAirflowDatabricksSnowflakeAWSAzure

Certifications & Qualifications

Cloud Data PlatformsBig Data TechnologiesEnterprise Architecture Frameworks

Industry Keywords

NISTFedRAMPZero TrustData PrivacyData Sharing Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsETLKafkaSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership across enterprise data architecture efforts within a large-scale modernization program
Design and govern scalable data ecosystems including data lakes, lakehouse architectures, data warehouses, marts, and distributed processing platforms
Define and implement enterprise data models, schemas, standards, retention strategies, and lifecycle management approaches
Oversee data management, integration, quality, lineage, storage, retention, and governance processes across systems
Establish metadata management, data catalogs, data dictionaries, and lineage frameworks supporting governance and traceability requirements
Design and manage large-scale data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, transformation workflows, analytics, and dissemination capabilities
Support real-time and streaming architectures using event-driven processing and distributed messaging systems
Design and oversee APIs, system interconnections, interface management processes, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Support AI/ML-enabled architectures including ML pipelines, MLOps processes, model deployment, and AI governance frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF
Collaborate with application architects, engineers, data scientists, SMEs, and external vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing data solutions
Ensure compliance with federal data management, privacy, and security requirements including NIST, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, ATO processes, encryption, access control, and data sharing standards
Lead architecture efforts supporting system-of-systems integrations across multiple contractors, vendors, and interdependent platforms
Implement FinOps and cloud optimization strategies including cost monitoring, tagging, performance tuning, and operational efficiency improvements
Support operational management of enterprise data platforms including monitoring, maintenance, performance optimization, and lifecycle management (O&M)
Establish and enforce architecture governance, standards, and best practices across Agile and SAFe delivery teams
Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting consistency, governance, and technical excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience, or an Associate's degree and 14 years of experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent and 16 years of experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
10+ years of experience in data architecture, enterprise data engineering, or large-scale modernization initiatives
Proven experience designing enterprise data architectures for large-scale, distributed systems environments
Experience operating within Agile and SAFe/scaled Agile delivery frameworks
Strong experience designing enterprise data ecosystems including data lakes, warehouses, marts, and distributed data platforms
Experience with large-scale data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, analytics, dissemination, and real-time processing architectures
Experience implementing metadata management, lineage, catalogs, and governance frameworks
Experience with system-of-systems integration, APIs, interface management, and distributed architectures
Experience supporting AI/ML-enabled environments including MLOps, ML pipelines, model deployment, and AI governance
Experience with open-source and modern data stack technologies including Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Databricks, and Snowflake
Experience implementing data governance, data quality, data classification, tagging, privacy, and enterprise sharing frameworks
Experience with cloud-native data services across AWS and Azure environments
Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
Strong understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks including NIST, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, encryption, access controls, and ATO support
Experience with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, and performance tuning of enterprise data platforms
Experience supporting operational monitoring, maintenance, and lifecycle management of enterprise data systems
Preferred: certifications in cloud data platforms, big data technologies, or enterprise architecture frameworks
Preferred: experience supporting statistical and similarly large-scale federal modernization programs
Preferred: experience with large-scale real-time analytics or event-streaming environments
Preferred: experience implementing enterprise AI governance or advanced analytics frameworks
Preferred: experience supporting DataOps or platform engineering initiatives