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Associate Director, Lead Data Architect Databricks

Guidehouse


Job Location:

Tysons Corner, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 23 September 2026 (16 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 21 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Family:

Data Science Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 25%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

  • Serve as deputy to the Data Workstream Lead and lead day-to-day technical architecture decisions.

  • Define the secure Databricks lakehouse architecture environments workspaces storage patterns identity and access considerations and Unity Catalog structure.

  • Define canonical HR data models domain boundaries curated layers semantic approaches and reusable data-product standards.

  • Establish DataOps ingestion transformation orchestration integration API and other consumption patterns.

  • Develop the migration architecture source-to-target design standards metadata and lineage approach and data-contract framework.

  • Define architecture standards for security privacy quality observability performance testing deployment and supportability.

  • Review detailed models mappings pipelines interfaces and data products for conformance with the target architecture.

  • Facilitate architecture decisions and communicate tradeoffs to technical teams business stakeholders and leadership.

  • Mentor architects and engineers and provide technical quality assurance across Prepare Stabilize and Operationalize.

What You Will Need:

  • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS PUBLIC TRUST; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

  • Bachelors degree in computer science data engineering information systems engineering or a related field.

  • EIGHT (8) or more years of experience in enterprise data architecture data engineering cloud platforms or analytics modernization.

  • Experience architecting Databricks lakehouse solutions and Unity Catalog security and governance structures.

  • Strong knowledge of dimensional relational canonical and data-product modeling patterns.

  • Experience with ingestion API integration orchestration metadata lineage data contracts quality and DataOps patterns.

  • Experience designing migration architectures and guiding source-to-target mapping and conversion decisions.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Databricks Data Engineer Professional Databricks Architect or equivalent certification.

  • Ability to lead technical teams and communicate architecture decisions to executive and non-technical audiences.

  • Experience with HR workforce ERP or financial data models.

  • Experience with Azure AWS or cloud networking and security patterns.

  • Experience supporting public-sector data modernization.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Required Experience:

Director


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