Data Architect

Job Title: Data Architect

Location: Sterling, Virginia

Salary: DOE full benefits

Clearance: Active Public Trust (or ability to obtain)

Company Overview

TechSur Solutions is a digital services company whose mission is to enable digital transformation for our customers, improving quality and efficiency. Based in the DC metropolitan area, TechSur specializes in advanced cloud services, modernization for both IT structures and applications, leveraging Agile development, and Data Analytics. Since we were formed in August of 2016, we have supported multiple impactful and exciting government programs.

Job Responsibilities

· Develop data architecture, standards, and strategies across the Judiciary.

· Work as part of a team to assess the current data landscape, including data sources, storage, integration, and governance practices, and recommend changes to the judiciary's data management strategy, architectures, and roadmaps.

· Develop data strategies, standards, integration approaches, and data governance frameworks and assist with data management and governance where appropriate.

· Ensure that the data environment is efficient, secure, compliant, and aligned with the judiciary's mission and objectives.

Required Skills/Work Experience

Data Strategy Development:

· Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the agency's data needs and objectives

· Assess, develop, and maintain, in cooperation with other stakeholders, a comprehensive data strategy aligned with the judiciary’s mission and objectives.

· Assess, develop, and maintain, in cooperation with other stakeholders, a comprehensive API strategy aligned with the judiciary’s mission and objectives.

· Help develop and maintain data integration strategies to ensure seamless data exchange between systems.

· Assess, design, and implement data integration strategies to enable data sharing and interoperability between systems.

· Strong understanding of challenges in data migration from on-prem to cloud

Data Standards:

· Define and maintain data standards, including naming conventions, data types, and data formats

· Assess, develop, and maintain data quality standards and metrics

· Define and validate data standards metrics and compliance measurements

Data Integration and Interoperability:

· Assess, design, and implement data integration solutions to enable data sharing and interoperability between systems

· Assess the judiciary’s APIs, data services, and other data access mechanisms

· Support the design and implementation of data warehouses, data lakes, and other data storage solutions

Data Security and Privacy:

· Assess data security and privacy policies

· Assess compliance with relevant federal regulations and guidelines

· Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, and development teams to identify and mitigate data-related risks and vulnerabilities

Data Analytics and Business Intelligence:

· Assess data analytics and reporting solutions to meet the agency's information needs

· Provide guidance on data visualization and dashboard development

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication:

· Engage with stakeholders across the agency to understand their data needs and requirements Communicate data architecture strategies, policies, and standards to technical and nontechnical audiences

· Provide guidance and support to data stewards, data analysts, and other data professionals within the agency

Emerging Technologies and Trends:

· Evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches to improve the agency's data capabilities Develop proof-of-concepts and pilot projects to validate new data solutions

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or related field

· Years of experience can substitute for lack of a degree