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Data Architect / Data Steward / Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Arlington, VA
Open 5 months, first seen by us 161 days ago- Pay
- Pay not listedSimilar roles state $154K–$226K
- Work setting
- Not stated
- Employment
- Not stated
Before you apply
- Work authorization
- Citizens only
Secret clearance required
What you’ll work on
Full postingLead data analysis, migration, validation, clean-up, and mapping for data quality
Produce and maintain data dictionaries and metadata documentation
Research, evaluate, and recommend solutions for data and cloud modernization
Provide technical and data leadership to application developers and infrastructure teams
Recommend improvements to data processes, platforms, standards, and strategy
From the employer’s posting
Lead activities related to data analysis, data migration, validation, clean-up, and mapping to ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems.
Produce, maintain, and update data dictionaries and related metadata documentation.
Research, evaluate, and recommend solutions to support data management and cloud modernization efforts.
Provide technical and data leadership to application developers and IT infrastructure teams
Make recommendations for improvements to data processes, platforms, standards, and enterprise data strategy.
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- 10+ years of experience in data analysis, data migration tools, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, and database design.
- 5+ years of experience addressing issues of data migration, validation, clean-up, and mapping, including producing and maintaining data dictionaries.
- 5+ years of experience providing technical support in research, experimentation, business analysis, and the use of systems technology, including architecture, integration capabilities, and database management.
- 5+ years of experience providing technical and data leadership for application developers and IT infrastructure, with an understanding of future systems direction, enterprise impact, and opportunities to leverage current and future technologies.
- 5+ years of experience working closely with other IT groups to coordinate current and future IT plans and activities, including technical assistance for development projects, coordination of software upgrades, and installation of new products.
- 5+ years of experience recognizing and identifying potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new policies and procedures need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion.
Qualification wording
10+ years of experience in data analysis, data migration tools, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, and database design.
5+ years of experience addressing issues of data migration, validation, clean-up, and mapping, including producing and maintaining data dictionaries.
5+ years of experience providing technical support in research, experimentation, business analysis, and the use of systems technology, including architecture, integration capabilities, and database management.
5+ years of experience providing technical and data leadership for application developers and IT infrastructure, with an understanding of future systems direction, enterprise impact, and opportunities to leverage current and future technologies.
5+ years of experience working closely with other IT groups to coordinate current and future IT plans and activities, including technical assistance for development projects, coordination of software upgrades, and installation of new products.
5+ years of experience recognizing and identifying potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new policies and procedures need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion.
Posting record
Report an errorOpen 5 monthsWe first saw this posting 161 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Jun 2, 2026161 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 128
- Last seen by us
- Nov 11, 2026
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 161
Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 8 and day 57.
Well past Nationwide IT Services’s usual: its jobs come down by about day 19.
From 9,123 similar postings that came down, and 12 of Nationwide IT Services’s. Coming down is not always a hire.
Nationwide IT Services is hiring
5 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- Hiring has slowed
- Takes jobs down at a usual pace
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Demand for Data Leadership roles
New Data Leadership postings at the employers we follow are about the same over the last 6 weeks compared with the 6 before.
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About the role
We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.
Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.
Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.
Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.
US government figures for computer and information systems managers
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $175,140
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 15.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 11-3021.
Job description
Data Architect/Data Steward/SME
Secret clearance required.
100% on-site
Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Data Architect / Data Steward / Subject Matter Expert (SME) who serves as the lead advisor on all aspects of enterprise data management. This potential opportunity provides strategic and technical leadership in data architecture, data stewardship, analysis, migration, modeling, integration, warehousing, database design, and cloud best practices. The SME researches and evaluates solutions, recommends improvements, and supports the organization in building secure, scalable, and efficient data environments aligned with current and future business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the SME for all aspects of enterprise data management, providing leadership in data architecture, stewardship, governance, migration, integration, warehousing, database design, and cloud best practices.
- Make recommendations for improvements to data processes, platforms, standards, and enterprise data strategy.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend solutions to support data management and cloud modernization efforts.
- Lead activities related to data analysis, data migration, validation, clean-up, and mapping to ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems.
- Produce, maintain, and update data dictionaries and related metadata documentation.
- Provide technical support for research, experimentation, business analysis, and the use of systems technology, including architecture, integration capabilities, and database management.
- Provide technical and data leadership to application developers and IT infrastructure teams, while remaining aware of the future direction of systems and the impact on the enterprise.
- Advise on how current and future systems can be leveraged to support and benefit enterprise operations.
- Work closely with other IT groups to coordinate current and future IT plans and activities, including support for development projects involving the computing environment, software upgrades, and installation of new products.
- Recognize and identify areas where existing policies and procedures require revision, or where new policies and procedures should be developed, especially in support of future business expansion.
- Apply data management and cloud best practices to improve efficiency, security, maintainability, and enterprise value.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in data analysis, data migration tools, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, and database design.
- 5+ years of experience addressing issues of data migration, validation, clean-up, and mapping, including producing and maintaining data dictionaries.
- 5+ years of experience providing technical support in research, experimentation, business analysis, and the use of systems technology, including architecture, integration capabilities, and database management.
- 5+ years of experience providing technical and data leadership for application developers and IT infrastructure, with an understanding of future systems direction, enterprise impact, and opportunities to leverage current and future technologies.
- 5+ years of experience working closely with other IT groups to coordinate current and future IT plans and activities, including technical assistance for development projects, coordination of software upgrades, and installation of new products.
- 5+ years of experience recognizing and identifying potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new policies and procedures need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion.
Work Location
Work will be performed at DEA offices in Merrifield, VA; DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA; and other offices deemed appropriate by the Government.
Why Join Nationwide IT Services?
Nationwide IT Services is a trusted government contractor supporting Department of Defense customers. We offer the opportunity to work on high-impact cybersecurity missions alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and growth-focused environment.
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Data Architect/Data Steward/SME Secret clearance required. 100% on-site Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Data Architect / Data Steward / Subject Matter Expert (SME) who serves as the lead advisor on all aspects of enterprise data management. This potential opportunity provides strategic and technical leadership in data architecture, data stewardship, analysis, migration, modeling, integration, warehousing, database design, and cloud best practices. The SME researches and evaluates solutions, recommends improvements, and supports the organization in building secure, scalable, and efficient data environments aligned with current and future business needs.
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