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AI & Data Data Architect

US - VA, McLean

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What you’ll work on

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  • Design and maintain logical and physical data models for analytics and AI

  • Define enterprise data architecture standards, patterns and best practices

  • Lead solution architecture for ingestion, transformation, storage and consumption

  • Support governance: metadata, data quality, lineage and stewardship

  • Partner with delivery teams to keep implementations architecturally aligned

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Design and maintain logical and physical data models supporting enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.
Define and oversee enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
Lead solution architecture for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
Support data governance initiatives including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship.
Partner with delivery teams during implementation to ensure architectural alignment and quality.

What you’ll bring

All qualifications

Core experience

  • Experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake environments.
  • Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design.
  • Experience supporting data governance and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid environment in the DC area.

Preferred experience

  • Experience supporting enterprise analytics or AI platforms.
  • Prior experience supporting financial services or regulatory organizations.
Qualification wording
Experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake environments.
Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design.
Experience supporting data governance and stakeholder engagement activities.
Ability to work in a hybrid environment in the DC area.
Experience supporting enterprise analytics or AI platforms.
Prior experience supporting financial services or regulatory organizations.
Education & alternatives
- US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST - Bachelor’s degree - TEN (10) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related technical roles.

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  • AWS
  • Snowflake
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- Lead solution architecture for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers. - Provide technical leadership across AWS and Snowflake data environments. - Support data governance initiatives including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship.
- TEN (10) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related technical roles. - Experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake environments. - Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design.
What Would Be Nice to Have - Certifications in Snowflake, AWS, or data architecture disciplines. - Experience supporting enterprise analytics or AI platforms.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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Job description

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Job Family:

Data Science & Analysis


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise data architectures that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases. This role provides architectural leadership across data modeling, data engineering, and data governance, and works closely with cloud architects, engineers, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Design and maintain logical and physical data models supporting enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.
  • Define and oversee enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
  • Lead solution architecture for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
  • Provide technical leadership across AWS and Snowflake data environments.
  • Support data governance initiatives including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship.
  • Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable data architecture solutions.
  • Partner with delivery teams during implementation to ensure architectural alignment and quality.

What You Will Need

  • US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • TEN (10) or more years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related technical roles.
  • Experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake environments.
  • Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design.
  • Experience supporting data governance and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid environment in the DC area.

What Would Be Nice to Have

  • Certifications in Snowflake, AWS, or data architecture disciplines.
  • Experience supporting enterprise analytics or AI platforms.
  • Prior experience supporting financial services or regulatory organizations.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Parental Leave

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Care.com annual membership

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com.  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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What You Will Need - US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST - Bachelor’s degree

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