Data Architect with Secret Clearance & Navy Experience - Onsite in Portsmouth, VA

Location: Portsmouth, VA
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
Clearance: Active Secret Security Clearance Required

Position Overview

Booker DiMaio is seeking an experienced Data Architect to support a U.S. Navy program focused on enterprise data architecture, data integration, and modernization initiatives supporting the Naval Shipyard Support Office (NSSO).

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in enterprise data architecture, database design, and data modeling, combined with direct experience supporting U.S. Navy programs.

Candidates with experience supporting NAVSEA, Navy shipyards, ship maintenance and modernization programs, or fleet readiness initiatives are especially encouraged to apply. An understanding of Navy operational environments and the systems supporting shipyard maintenance and fleet operations will be a significant advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise data architecture solutions aligned with organizational and mission requirements.

• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support enterprise data management and integration.

• Translate business and operational requirements into technical data architecture designs and specifications.

• Design and optimize relational database structures, data flows, and integration strategies.

• Support data integration initiatives involving multiple systems, applications, and data sources.

• Develop and maintain data architecture documentation, including data models, diagrams, mappings, data dictionaries, and metadata artifacts.

• Support data governance, data quality, metadata management, and data standardization initiatives.

• Evaluate existing data environments and recommend improvements to data accessibility, integrity, scalability, and performance.

• Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and government personnel to ensure data solutions align with mission objectives.

• Support modernization efforts involving legacy systems, enterprise applications, and evolving data requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related discipline.

• Approximately 4+ years of experience in data architecture, database architecture, data engineering, or a closely related field.

• Direct experience supporting U.S. Navy programs in a technical capacity.

• Strong experience with SQL and relational database technologies.

• Demonstrated experience designing and developing conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

• Experience with database design, data integration, data structures, and enterprise data environments.

• Ability to translate business and technical requirements into scalable data architecture solutions.

• Active Secret security clearance.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting NAVSEA, Navy shipyards, ship maintenance, fleet readiness, or naval modernization programs.

• Familiarity with Navy enterprise IT systems, maintenance applications, and operational data environments.

• Experience integrating data across legacy and modern enterprise systems.

• Experience with enterprise data governance, master data management, metadata management, and data quality initiatives.

• Experience with data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, and enterprise data integration.

• Familiarity with DoD enterprise architecture frameworks, such as DoDAF.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidates will bring a combination of hands-on enterprise data architecture experience and direct Navy domain knowledge. Candidates who have supported Navy shipyard operations, maintenance and modernization programs, or fleet readiness initiatives, and understand the data and systems supporting those environments, are particularly attractive.

We are looking for a true Data Architect with experience designing enterprise data structures and solutions, rather than someone whose background is primarily limited to business intelligence, dashboard development, or data reporting.