CGH Technologies, Inc. (CGH) is a business solutions firm, specializing in Data Management, Software Engineering, and Business Intelligence solutions. Located within the Washington corridor, CGH has worked successfully with Government, Commercial and International sectors, providing management, development and maintenance, and support of large and complex environments. CGH has an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Data Architect to join the CGH Team. This opportunity has incredible career potential. Purpose: The Solutions Architect will support many projects, helping to define and support long-term, enterprise-level data architecture and management strategies. The qualified candidate will have proven abilities in developing data architecture solutions for large-scale enterprise applications as well as exceptional customer facing and internal leadership communication skills. Responsibilities: Work closely with business analysts, subject matter experts and development teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support master data management (MDM) projects. Participate in meetings with both technology and business teams to facilitate the understanding, clarification, and implementation of data requirements. Develop data architectural diagrams to illustrate architectural complexities and interactions Acts as the subject matter expert for multiple portfolios of moderate complexity and serves as the system architecture authority within that scope. Identifies and evaluates data architecture models utilizing knowledge of industry and technology trends. Reviews and approves design decisions prior to implementation to ensure adherence to prescribed guidelines. Advises client company management regarding data architecture, vision and strategy, innovations and enterprise architecture services. Serves as the lead data architect for all data warehouse, reporting, and analytics (BI/DSS) projects; and plays a lead role in establishing data ownership/stewardship within the organization. Hands-on experience in design, development and operations of complex database systems. Experience in developing solutions using a model-driven architecture approach. Manage a data architect task order on large contract vehicle. Plan/Execute data analysis, system development, prototyping and deployment utilizing agile and project management best practices. Create and execute project plan; plan and track cost, schedule and technical quality performance requirements; provide weekly status reports to customer and to contract Program Manager; and ensure the task is completed on schedule and within budget. Conduct Technical Solutions Assessments and Trade-off Analysis. Define the overall customer master data strategy for a portfolio of programs. This will require solving some fundamental and highly challenging issues in terms of what data to capture and how to integrate the data between the business functions, and how to organize it for maximum leverage; what tools and technologies we should deploy; and how we define data governance. A key challenge will be to build capabilities that can grow and expand to encompass Software as a Service offering and an increasing portfolio of support, service, and community websites. A core component of the execution is the setup of data stewardship capabilities to implement data governance. Work with downstream application designers to integrate MDM into the various workflows. Work with data warehousing, analytics systems to make sure that master data is leveraged appropriately. Develop and deliver critical dashboards that described the state of master data health across the organization at the highest level. This will highlight data issues from capture or edge systems. Act as an industry thought leader to continue to build up awareness of company as a front-runner SaaS Company across the broader web business community as well as a company that leads in utilizing data as a strategic advantage. This will involve speaking at industry events, sharing best-practices with other companies, building working relationships with key data experts, firms, and consultants, and more. The Data Architect needs to be able to have an end-to-end vision and to see how a logical design will translate into one or more physical Databases, and how the Data will flow through the successive Stages involved. He (or she) will need to be able to address issues of Data Migration (Validation, Clean-up and Mapping), and will need to understand the importance of Data Dictionaries. Number of Years Experience Required: 9+ years of information technology or technical architecture/design experience. Minimum Education and Certifications Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technologies, or related field preferred. Technical Skills Required: Experience with data modeling, architecting, data analysis, data migration tools, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, database design, and performance tuning on larger databases. Experience in various technologies and design. Strong experience in integrating services in a MDM model. Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Deep mastery of master data management architecture. Must have a mastery of a wide range of data architectures, including Master Data Management (MDM), Customer Data Integration (CDI), unstructured data and metadata, data warehouse, real-time database for personalization, in order to best define the appropriate data architecture. Experience working with appropriate programming languages, operating systems, hardware and software. Experience working with industry-specific technologies. Strong communication skills. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with the most senior levels of internal staff, management and clients. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong leadership skills. Good project management skills. Experience working with the FAA a plus Candidates selected will be subject to a Government background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements. CGH offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, commuter benefit, and flexible spending account. Other benefits include 401K, paid government holidays, and personal leave. CGH is an Equal Opportunity Employer