Data Architect - Secret

Data Architect – Secret  Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a Data Architect.  In this critical role, you'll support a major contract by delivering and sustaining essential technology services, development tools, and architectural guidance across multiple Agile teams. Our federal client has adopted the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), embracing lean and agile principles to drive collaboration and efficiency in delivering mission-critical systems. As part of this transformation, you'll contribute to building secure, cloud-based data solutions that empower law enforcement partners with reliable, actionable insights. You’ll work alongside experts in Data Engineering, Software Development, and Enterprise Tool Support to modernize data practices—enhancing quality, accessibility, and interoperability across a wide range of systems. This is your opportunity to help shape the future in a high-impact, secure, and fast-paced environment. Come join our award-winning organization and work with the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry. Location: RemoteClearance: Active Secret Responsibilities: 

• Participates in planning, definition, and high-level design of data solutions, exploring alternatives and evaluating new technologies.
• Develops and maintains scalable cloud-based data infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the organization's decentralized data management strategy.
• Designs and implements ETL pipelines using AWS services (e.g., S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, Lambda) to support data domain requirements and self-service analytics.
• Collaborates with data domain teams to design and deploy domain-specific data products, adhering to organizational standards for schema design, data transformations, and storage solutions.
• Establishes and enforces data governance practices, including compliance with data privacy, access controls, and lineage requirements, across the organization’s data assets.
• Maintains a comprehensive data catalog and governance tools, automating workflows to uphold data integrity and ensure discoverability across all domains.
• Leads the implementation and ongoing support of data mesh architecture, ensuring seamless integration and data flow across multiple domains.
• Ensures the availability and reliability of the organization’s Data Mesh software, managing operations and maintenance of the framework.
• Provides guidance and leadership on the cultural adoption of data mesh principles, including organizational training initiatives for data stewards and users.
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders to align technical data architecture with business goals, ensuring long-term support for analytics, insights, and innovation.
• Provide team specific training as needed.

  Minimum Requirements: 

• Clearance: Active Secret

• Experience in Data Architecture: Minimum of eight (8) years of experience designing and implementing data architectures, including large-scale data environments such as data lakes, data warehouses, and data mesh frameworks.
• Experience with Cloud Platforms: Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), particularly for data storage, processing, and analytics.
• Leadership and Team Management: Demonstrated two (2) years of experience leading and mentoring data engineering teams, fostering collaboration, and ensuring successful project execution.
• Education: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical field, preferred.

• Maintain and manage information requests, correspondence, directives and FOIA requests. Coordinates transmissions of FOIA request between the different offices and agencies for information retrieval to meet the deadline of the requestor.

  About Xcelerate Solutions:
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers! Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability.

Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.