Position Details:
Job Title: Data Architect
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote, DC
Revised: 1/14/2025
Dynanet Corporation Overview:
Dynanet is a small minority-owned business that has been providing IT services to Federal and State customers for more than 25 years. We were established in 1995 to deliver information technology engineering and management services to state and federal governments. Initially focused on IT infrastructure services, the company has expanded its services to include application services, cloud enablement, cybersecurity, automation, and management consulting. Dynanet is appraised on the CMMI ML3 DEV V2.0 rating, highlighting its focus on quality and process improvements. The company's growth and evolution have allowed it to align its expertise with the needs of the federal, state, and IT industries.
Roles & Responsibilities:
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate effectively, and provide leadership in guiding data architecture decisions.
· Design and implement scalable, secure, and efficient data solutions for AWS/Azure cloud environments.
· Build data warehouse requirements, defining the requirements for the data warehouse, and support related data migration efforts.
· Develop data management strategy, directives, policies, procedures, and standards for information exchange.
· Enhance existing data governance policies, standards and processes to account for emerging cloud native and AI technologies.
· Develop data architecture in alignment with federal EA standards and maintain data architecture artifacts such as: conceptual, logical and physical data models.
· Provide input to the application portfolio management process at the data layer
Dynanet Team Requirements and Expectations:
- Possess Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized with an ability to prioritize, balance, and effectively advance multiple competing priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to interact in a professional and collaborative manner with fellow Dynanet Teammates and the clients, and business partners that we work with.
- Ability and desire to challenge and educate yourself to support and advance IT services delivery in the Federal agencies we serve.
- Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
- Respond to team members and client requests via email, MS teams, or other communication means during core business hours.
- Active listening skills to understand clients' needs, and collaboration skills to work with other developers and designers.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, data science, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in design, analysis, and implementation of data architectures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex data-related challenges. (required).
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise federal architecture standards such as: FEA, DoDAF, etc
- Expertise in designing and implementing data models, databases, and data warehouses in a cloud environment.
- Knowledge of data migration strategies.
- Knowledge of APIs and industry standard data formats for data exchange.
- Familiarity with cloud native data pipeline patterns.
- Experience designing and optimizing ETL processes
- Knowledge of data security best practices and experience implementing data governance and compliance measures in a cloud environment.
- Knowledge of FISMA compliance standards for federal IT systems such as NIST 800-83 and NIST RMF
- Expert knowledge in data safeguarding techniques such as encryption, honey pots, layered access controls, etc.
- Knowledge of methods for initiating and sustaining clean data practices across large system deployments with multiple interconnections with external systems.
Employee Benefits Overview:
- Industry Competitive Compensation
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Paid Time Off/Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plans with Matching
- Remote Work
- Paid Training
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Development Program
