Data Architect

Overview AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. The Data Architect will provide enterprise-level data architecture, governance, and integration support to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Digital Business Directorate (DBD). This role is critical to enabling NCIS’s law enforcement, counterterrorism, and counterintelligence missions by designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and interoperable data architectures across classified and unclassified environments.  The Data Architect will support NCIS’s transition from on‑premises systems to a Department of the Navy–approved virtual private cloud environment hosted on Flank Speed Microsoft Azure, while ensuring compliance with Department of Defense (DoD). Responsibilities As a Data Architect with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will have the opportunity to do the following: Design, implement, and maintain  enterprise data architectures  that support NCIS investigative, intelligence, and operational missions.  Develop and manage  conceptual, logical, and physical data models  to support structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.  Establish and enforce  data standards , naming conventions, and interoperability frameworks, including  NIEM Open .  Architect  cloud-native and hybrid data solutions  supporting on‑premises and DON virtual private cloud environments.  Implement and maintain  data governance frameworks , including data stewardship, metadata management, and data quality controls.  Ensure compliance with  CJIS, NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, Privacy Act, CUI , and DoD/DON data policies.  Design secure data access controls using  least privilege principles , encryption, masking, and data loss prevention mechanisms.  Support  data integration strategies , including data lakes, data warehouses, federation, and real-time data exchange solutions.  Maintain an  enterprise data catalog  to improve data discoverability, transparency,  and governance.  Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to ensure architectures support  machine learning, analytics, and reporting .  Optimize data platform performance through indexing, partitioning, query optimization, and scalable cloud architectures.  Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, diagrams, and technical documentation.  Support enterprise architecture initiatives and provide technical recommendations to government leadership. Department of the Navy (DON), Intelligence Community (IC), and Department of Justice (DoJ) data standards and security requirements.  This position operates within secure facilities, including Sensitive Compartmented  Information Facilities (SCIFs), and requires close collaboration with government stakeholders, data engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity personnel, and enterprise architects.  Qualifications Active Top Secret (TS) clearance Eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access   Ability to obtain SCI adjudication within six (6) months  Experience   Minimum  10 years  of experience in  data architecture, data management, or enterprise data engineering   Proven experience designing  enterprise-scale data architectures  in regulated or classified environments  Experience supporting  law enforcement, intelligence, or DoD organizations  is highly preferred  Hands-on experience with  hybrid cloud and cloud-native architectures , multiple operating systems and containerization techniques, preferably in Microsoft Azure  Experience integrating data across multiple systems, agencies, and security domains Technical Skills  Data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)  Enterprise data architecture frameworks  Data lakes, data warehouses, and hybrid data platforms  Metadata management and data catalog solutions  Data integration and federation strategies  SQL and NoSQL database technologies  Performance optimization techniques Data security, encryption, masking, and access controls Familiarity with  NIEM, CJIS, NIST , and DoW data standards Preferred Qualifications Experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure data services Familiarity with DoW and DON data strategies Experience supporting machine learning and analytics platforms Knowledge of Zero Trust data access principles Experience developing data governance policies and enterprise data standards Strong documentation, briefing, and stakeholder communication skills Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $133,000.00/Yr. - USD $222,100.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status