Data Architect (TS/SCI required) - Innovative Data Solutions LLC
Springfield, VA
About the Job
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to support an IC customer/contract in Springfield, VA. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research and properly evaluate sources of information to determine possible limitations in reliability or usability
- Apply sampling techniques to effectively determine and define ideal categories to be questioned
- Compare and analyze provided statistical information to identify patterns, relationships and problems
- Define and utilize statistical methods to solve industry-specific problems in varying fields, such as economics and engineering
- Prepare detailed reports for management and other departments by analyzing and interpreting data
- Train assistants and other members of the team how to properly organize findings and read data collected
- Design computer code using various languages to improve and update software and applications
- Refer to previous instances and findings to determine the ideal method for gathering data
- Support the Geospatial Services and Solutions business area to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to the customer
- Design and implement automation solutions to enhance data capture, data refinement, and processes. Coding examples include:
- Interfacing with device APIs in order to collect operational metrics
- Providing automated VoIP phone setup
- Administering and automating data pipelines between different environments
- Utilize best practices for source control, testing, and deployment of software changes
- Work in close collaboration with other automation engineers, infrastructure administrators, and data scientists
- Diagnose, isolate, and expediently resolve complex problems pertaining to data structures
- Develop methods of ensuring data incompatibilities among systems are systematically eliminated
- Design, Develop and recommend data management policies, standards, practices, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent data management operations
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts to increase data availability, data quality, and speed of access
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of designs/configurations, ensuring team members have continuity of recurring tasks
Required Skills and Experience:
- Scripting, coding, or software development experience
- Comfort with Linux/Windows command-line
- Automation mindset
- System administration and/or DevOps environment experience
- Python experience
- Shell scripting experience such as Bash or PowerShell
- Experience with Database technologies such as Postgres, SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL
- Experience writing and working with SQL commands
- Version control experience with Git
- Experience with Gitlab and Git workflows
- Familiarity with Agile Scrum methodologies
Desired Skills:
- Web App development experience such as Flask, Django, React, etc.
- UI/UX experience
- Experience with Analytics tools such as Tableau
- Infrastructure as Code experience
- Experience in technical operations at DoD/IC agencies
- Cloud experience such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc
Benefits and Perks
Compensation
- Industry competitive salary well above market average
- 401K plan with 4% company match, immediately fully vested
- Referral bonuses up to $7,500
100% company-paid benefits
- Cigna OAP $0 deductible Medical plan for employee + family
- Vision and Dental plan for employee + family
- Short Term Disability for employee
- Long Term Disability for employee
- Life Insurance for employee
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
- 180 hours (minimum) per year of PTO with additional time at manager discretion
- 10+ Company Holidays per year
- 6 weeks paid maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible work environment to accommodate commuting, family and personal schedules
Career Growth
- Company sponsored training and certifications
- No questions asked professional/business/technical book reimbursement
- Company paid training and conference attendance and travel expenses
Company Overview
Innovative Data Solutions (IDS) is a small business specializing in engineering and supporting mission critical IT infrastructure for the US Government Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security communities.
Established in 2008, IDS has 15 years of experience delivering IT solutions to the Federal market. We’re a small company of technology enthusiasts and we thrive on exceeding expectations. We specialize in Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Storage, High Performance Computing, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics. Across these technology areas we provide full lifecycle services: strategy, design, implementation and operations.
IDS engineers are based in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO and are experienced working with US Government installations across the US, Europe and Asia.