Tech Lead – Principal Solutions Architect

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead – Principal Solutions Architect to serve as the lead data warehouse architect for a federal agency’s data services and visualization platform. This role will be responsible for designing enterprise-scale data lakes, data warehouses, and analytics solutions while leading cloud-based data architecture initiatives in an AWS environment. The ideal candidate will collaborate with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders to build scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Warehousing / Data Architecture.
• Strong experience designing data lakes and data warehouse solutions using cloud technologies.
• Hands-on experience with AWS S3, Databricks, Palantir Foundry, AWS Redshift, and AWS Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Experience creating logical and physical data models for complex heterogeneous data sources.
• Expertise in performance tuning and optimization of enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with data cataloging strategies and cloud-based metadata repositories.
• 5+ years of experience in System Architecture.
• Experience with security architecture, access management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• 5+ years of experience producing technical documentation and architecture deliverables.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to senior leadership.
• Experience working in Palantir Foundry, including Code Repositories, Ontology, Contour, Quiver, and Workshop.
• Experience integrating BI and visualization tools such as Tableau, Qlik, and Socrata with data lakes and warehouses.