United States onlySenior Principal Data Architect
This is a remote position.
We are continuously sourcing for talent while we await anticipated job openings. Candidates who apply to this role understand we may not have an immediate opening and wish to be considered for future opportunities.
Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people. Our teams use modern, agile methods to meet the needs of our users while closing the gap between consumer expectations and government.
Work on things that matter
Our teams connect Veterans with services designed for their needs, help millions of people access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government thinks about and uses technology.
Built for a remote life
Ad Hoc is remote-first and remote-always. We’ve designed our culture, communications, and tools to support a nationwide team. Being remote allows Ad Hoc to bring the best people onto our teams and give them the freedom to create a work environment that fits their lives. Maybe you need to adjust your schedule to care for your family or take a bike ride. At Ad Hoc, that’s welcomed.
Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture
Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We leave our egos at the door to learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to bring the best of consumer technology to the problems of government.
The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.
Primary Responsibilities:
In this role, you will serve as an experienced subject matter expert, while serving as an individual contributor that provides strategic mentorship among the data architecture discipline. A Senior Principal Data Architect exhibits full autonomy, with the ability to utilize influential skills to shape future work streams within the current customer base, while maintaining a strategic vision to successfully pursue new business opportunities. With limited oversight from leadership, you will serve as the champion of the data architecture discipline, overseeing the integration of industry data/architecture trends and adoption within programs, as well as the business unit and organization. A Senior Principal Data Architect serves as a representative of the business unit or organization, effectively communicating architecture strategies to a diverse audience. Primary expectations of a Senior Principal Data Architect include:
Leads Data Architecture discipline for the company, driving and evolving next generation data and analytics platforms
Works with current and emerging data technologies, guiding all teams to deliver scalable data architectures
Identifies and delivers major strategic data projects and initiatives that drive business impact
Mentors, guides, and coaches other Data Architects at the company, with a focus on improving the discipline as a whole
Stays current on data architecture and technology trends relevant to the company
Effectively communicates on existing systems, design decisions, past performance, and a major history of the projects that they’ve been part of for bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially customer-facing communications
Champions collaboration with teams across the company to identify data needs and delivers solutions to advance medium and long-term technology goals
May support hiring, onboarding and career development activities
May represent the company publicly inclusive of writing blog posts, generating marketing materials, presenting at conferences, and taking part in panel discussions
Works cross-functionally to support the data architecture discipline across the organization
Understanding of the business unit’s current labor mix, with the ability to identify primary skills and experiences; supports the key personnel identification process
Extensive understanding of government and practice market conditions in order to drive organizational improvements and innovation
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree and 15+ years of experience
- 30 relevant years of experience may be substituted for education
- 6+ years of experience in a data architect or similar role
Expertise with modern data architecture practices and emerging technologies in streaming, large-scale data processing, databases, ML, applied statistics, and visualization technologies
Track record of proactive relationship-building with partners across the business to drive collaboration and diversity in viewpoints
Preferred Qualifications:
Current or recent Public Trust Clearance
To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit: https://adhocteam.us/join/
Benefits:
- Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- 401K with employer match
- Paid parental leave after one year of service
- Employee Assistance Program
Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.
In support of the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, and others like it across the country, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $180,000 - $223,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.
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