Data Architect

SAIC • Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

10h • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an experienced Data Architect to support a mission-critical modernization program delivering a modular, adaptable software suite of essential capabilities across multiple warfighting functions. In this role, you will serve as the technical authority responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing the data architecture that underpins a modern, open-architecture intelligence platform spanning enterprise cloud and tactical edge environments.

This position operates across cloud and tactical edge environments, supporting data architecture design, implementation, and validation across the full software development lifecycle — from initial concept through fielding — in both garrison and deployed settings, including Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Low Bandwidth (DDIL) environments.

The work is to be performed at the customer site at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.

This role is contingent upon award news in Fall 2026.

Requirements

• Experienced Data Architect
• Experience designing, governing, and optimizing data architecture for modern, open-architecture intelligence platforms
• Experience operating across cloud and tactical edge environments
• Experience supporting data architecture design, implementation, and validation across the full software development lifecycle
• Experience in both garrison and deployed settings, including Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Low Bandwidth (DDIL) environments
• Ability to develop and maintain common data layer standards, data models, ontologies, and data exchange specifications
• Ability to advise Government stakeholders, vendors, and development teams
• Ability to evaluate and validate platform data capabilities
• Ability to support design and validation of tactical edge data configurations
• Ability to participate in product demonstrations, design reviews, and agile development cycles
• Ability to collaborate with vendors, partners, integration SMEs, and Government stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise-scale data architectures that support modular, scalable, and resilient data management across cloud and tactical edge environments within an open-architecture framework
• Develop and maintain common data layer standards, data models, ontologies, and data exchange specifications that enable seamless bi-directional data sharing across multiple security domains and third-party systems
• Serve as the primary technical authority on data architecture, advising Government stakeholders, vendors, and development teams to ensure data requirements are accurately captured, communicated, traceable, and verifiable throughout the program lifecycle
• Evaluate and validate platform data capabilities including data onboarding and normalization, object databases, credential authority, data logging and alerting, retrieval and display, and correlation and combination services
• Support design and validation of tactical edge data configurations, ensuring data architecture approaches account for operations in DDIL environments
• Participate in product demonstrations, design reviews, and agile development cycles, providing rapid technical assessment of data architecture compliance against documented requirements and operational needs
• Collaborate with vendors, partners, integration SMEs, and Government stakeholders to identify and resolve data architecture risks, dependencies, and technical gaps throughout the program lifecycle

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed