BI Data Estate Architect - Remote

Overview

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modernizing its enterprise data capabilities through the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program. We are seeking an experienced BI Data Estate Architect with strong expertise in data infrastructure, Azure Synapse, and Databricks to help design, build, and maintain the VA’s modern data environment.

In Short

• Design, develop, and maintain data infrastructure solutions.
• Leverage Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, and Databricks.
• Build and optimize data ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Implement scalable ETL/ELT processes.
• Collaborate with data architects and analysts.
• Develop and maintain data models and metadata structures.
• Apply performance tuning and query optimization techniques.
• Implement data governance and security policies.
• Support testing and validation across the data pipeline lifecycle.
• Contribute to documentation of technical processes.

Requirements

• BA/BS or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience.
• Strong expertise in cloud-based data engineering.
• Experience with data pipeline architecture.
• Knowledge of enterprise analytics enablement.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Experience with data governance and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with performance tuning in data environments.
• Strong documentation skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Healthcare and wellness benefits.
• Financial and retirement support.
• Family support and continuing education opportunities.
• Flexible time off benefits.
• Access to robust learning resources.
• Opportunity for career growth.
• A culture of integrity and trust.
• Participation in national security missions.
• Work in a high-performing team environment.