Data Architect, Principal

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Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Data Architect providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM) at Hanscom AFB, MA. Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM's main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime, and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space. As a Principal Data Architect your duties will include the following, but are not limited to: Provide interoperability and data architecture support to ensure data consistency, reliability, and interoperability throughout the mission planning process. Design and maintain mission planning data architectures, schemas, and data packages supporting Government Program Office requirements and special interest programs. Support development of Mission Planning Order of Battle (MPOB) data schemas and recommendations for integrating new intelligence and mission planning data sources. Participate in technical meetings with Government, Intelligence Community, and mission partners to support mission planning data requirements and interoperability objectives. Serve as a senior integration analyst supporting mission planning interface control and interoperability working groups. Support interoperability for mission planning data formats including MPOB, ACTDF, Electronic Warfare (EW), Mission Planning Parametrics (MPP), and Common Route Definition (CRD). Coordinate with data providers, users, and owners to ensure data reliability, consistency, and governance across mission planning environments. Support schema development and updates to incorporate DoD and Intelligence Community standards and security marking requirements. Provide recommendations for enhancements to mission planning systems, data repositories, and order of battle capabilities. Serve as a technical advisor on mission planning data modernization initiatives, including data integration, cloud architectures, API implementation, and application modernization efforts. Design architectures and provide guidance for decomposing mission planning applications into containerized microservices and cloud-based environments. Support development of data visualizations, analytics solutions, and data quality assessments. Provide recommendations regarding security controls, accreditation requirements, and operation of systems within classified environments. Support operational planning, mission integration, automation, and data ingestion initiatives across mission planning platforms. Assist in the development of Information Support Plans (ISPs), architectural documentation, and interoperability artifacts required to support mission planning capabilities. Required Qualifications: U.S. Citizenship Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field and 20+ Years of experience in the DoW. Data Architecture and Data Management Architecture Design Mission Planning Data Architecture and Interoperability Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data Integration Cloud-based systems and hybrid cloud architectures Data Lakehouse architectures, including Databricks, Snowflake, and Delta Lake Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and containerization technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Ansible API architecture and microservices design utilizing REST, gRPC, and GraphQL Event-driven and streaming architectures utilizing Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, and Confluent ETL/ELT pipeline orchestration and data transformation solutions Identity and Access Management (IAM), Active Directory, LDAP, Zero Trust, and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) Knowledge of XML, JSON, and mission planning data formats Knowledge of cybersecurity principles related to data, servers, cloud-based systems, and classified environments Familiarity with Agile

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