Data Architect

Location
Reston, VA, us
Posted
Jul 31, 2026
Last seen
Oct 4, 2026

About the role

Job Responsibilities

- Develop data architecture, standards, and strategies across the Judiciary. - Work as part of a team to assess the current data landscape, including data sources, storage, integration, and governance practices, and recommend changes to the judiciary's data management strategy, architectures, and roadmaps. - Develop data strategies, standards, integration approaches, and data governance frameworks and assist with data management and governance where appropriate. - Ensure that the data environment is efficient, secure, compliant, and aligned with the judiciary's mission and objectives.

Required Skills/Work Experience

Data Strategy Development:

- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the agency's data needs and objectives - Assess, develop, and maintain, in cooperation with other stakeholders, a comprehensive data strategy aligned with the judiciary’s mission and objectives. - Assess, develop, and maintain, in cooperation with other stakeholders, a comprehensive API strategy aligned with the judiciary’s mission and objectives. - Help develop and maintain data integration strategies to ensure seamless data exchange between systems. - Assess, design, and implement data integration strategies to enable data sharing and interoperability between systems. - Strong understanding of challenges in data migration from on-prem to cloud

Data Standards:

- Define and maintain data standards, including naming conventions, data types, and data formats - Assess, develop, and maintain data quality standards and metrics - Define and validate data standards metrics and compliance measurements

Data Integration and Interoperability:

- Assess, design, and implement data integration solutions to enable data sharing and interoperability between systems - Assess the judiciary’s APIs, data services, and other data access mechanisms - Support the design and implementation of data warehouses, data lakes, and other data storage solutions

Data Security and Privacy:

- Assess data security and privacy policies - Assess compliance with relevant federal regulations and guidelines - Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, and development teams to identify and mitigate data-related risks and vulnerabilities

Data Analytics and Business Intelligence:

- Assess data analytics and reporting solutions to meet the agency's information needs - Provide guidance on data visualization and dashboard development

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication:

- Engage with stakeholders across the agency to understand their data needs and requirements. Communicate data architecture strategies, policies, and standards to technical and nontechnical audiences - Provide guidance and support to data stewards, data analysts, and other data professionals within the agency

Emerging Technologies and Trends:

- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches to improve the agency's data capabilities Develop proof-of-concepts and pilot projects to validate new data solutions

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or related field - Years of experience can substitute for lack of a degree

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