Data Architect - 100% Remote (REF1529O) - Citizant

Citizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government.  We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values:  Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future.  No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.

Join our remote team as a Data Architect where you can share inventive ways to support federal clients modernizing their data practices. You will help guide the development of processes supporting data architecture, data management, and data governance.

Position Duties:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into data architecture solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data models, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
• Define data standards, best practices, and guidelines to ensure the quality and security of the data architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data solutions into business processes and applications.
• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data architecture.
• Create data models, data flow diagrams, and data dictionaries to document the data architecture and ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Analyze and suggest improvements to an organization’s data governance and data management processes.
• Collaborate with business users and analysts to understand data requirements and translate them into architectural designs.
• Provide guidance and expertise on process adoption and stakeholder collaboration, specifically around data management.
• Develop reports/presentations and present to management and business users on data architecture and data governance topics.

Required Skillset:

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in fields of data management and data architecture
• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge of data integration techniques and tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in data governance, data quality, and metadata management.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling techniques, data governance concepts, and database design principles

Desired Skillset:

• Experience working with the Federal Government.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience working with Agile Teams utilizing Scrum.

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or other technical field of study.

Clearance Requirement:

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship Required

Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.