Responsibilities
- Assesses and determines governance, stewardship, and frameworks for managing data across the organization.
- Champions enterprise data management best practices.
- Provides consultation during strategic planning, prioritization, and implementation projects.
- Leads design of high-level conceptual and logical models that facilitate a cross system/cross functional view of data requirements.
- Performs Security, Sharing, and Safeguarding Management Analysis
- Develops and delivers long-term goals for data modeling and standards. Identifies and develops opportunities and strategies for data reuse, migration, or retirement.
- Leads and conducts data capacity planning, life cycle, duration, usage requirements, feasibility studies and related tasks.
- Establishes methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, and improvement.
- Establishes processes for governing the identification, collection, and use of corporate metadata and takes steps to assure metadata accuracy, validity and quality. Provides leadership to system and local work groups.
- Uses a high degree of independent judgment and competence to achieve results and resolve significant issues.
- Provides input to management on tactical issues.
- Designs Zero Trust Architecture Data Pillar implementation and solutions to complex data sets.
- Coordinates with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications to drive enterprise data architecture, data security, and artificial intelligence security.
- Standardizes data flow processes, reducing operational inefficiencies.
- Assesses data integration issues and develops tools that improve data quality.
- Develops policies that aligned data architecture with strategic goals.
- Implements security measures in collaboration with Information Security, ensuring data privacy and compliance with federal regulations.
The Enterprise Data Architect drives the implementation of the Data and Analytics strategy by designing enterprise data architectures, strategies and solution recommendations in support of business strategies. The data architect leads complex and advanced architectural design, evaluation, planning, testing, and operational support across the organization's.
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Qualifications
- The candidate will have 8+ years of experience in data governance, strategic planning, and data management.
- Experience with complex LLM data tools and data science methodology
- Data Modeling experience
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Data Security, Architecture and AI Security
- In absence of years of experience, certifications or past work may be used to show the level of experience needed to perform at this level.
- Excellent communications and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical audiences required.
- Strong documentation, analytical thinking, requirements analysis, and stakeholder engagement skills required.
- The ability to hold and maintain a Top Secret Clearance is essential
- A willingness to work on site 5 days a week in Washington DC is required
Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.
Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.
Salaries for Data Architects at Planet Technologies range from $110,000 and $200,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in data governance, strategic planning, and data management
- Experience with complex LLM data tools and data science methodology
- Data modeling experience
- Zero Trust Architecture experience
- Data security, data architecture, and AI security expertise
- Excellent communications and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong documentation, analytical thinking, requirements analysis, and stakeholder engagement skills
- US Citizenship (clearable) and ability to undergo federal background investigation
- Certifications or past work may substitute for years of experience
What We Do
Planet Technologies was built around investing in and developing long term relationships with our customers and corporate partners. We work hard to keep our staff trained on the latest technologies, policy and operational issues impacting today’s federal and corporate environments. Being an expert on the technology we support is the first step, more importantly is understanding your business mission and integrating technology into a long term strategic plan. Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft consulting services to public sector and commercial organizations. Our team of Microsoft experts provides support for Office 365, CRM, SharePoint, System Center, SQL, and Windows 7-10. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, records management, workflow automation, collaboration, systems management, virtualization and more. A Global Leader in Microsoft Technologies: Few companies can compare to Planet Technologies when it comes to an established relationship with Microsoft. As a company with a 100% focus on the Microsoft platform, we know Microsoft technologies and we are a trusted partner. As a team of experienced and certified Microsoft consultants and Microsoft trainers, we are the best partner to help your staff get up to speed quickly and cost effectively in order to make your business more productive with your Enterprise Agreement investment. Advanced certifications • Microsoft Partner with five gold and ten silver competencies • CPLS Microsoft certified training Highly skilled staff • Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters (MCSM) • Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) • Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) • Microsoft CRM Rangers • 150+ Microsoft Consultants We are a full-service, independent training company providing a range of IT and developer training services based on Microsoft technologies to individuals and organizations.
