Senior Data Architect

Job Summary

To support the Veterans Health Administration's Electronic Health Record Modernization program, the full-time Senior Data Architect will design, develop, and govern data architecture for analytics platforms and clinical systems while ensuring alignment with business goals and data governance practices.

Key responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data architecture to support EHRM reporting platforms and data integration pipelines
• Develop logical and physical data models, ensuring scalability and alignment with VHA standards
• Establish data governance practices, including metadata management and data lineage strategies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of relevant experience in data architecture or enterprise data systems
• Proven experience with data modeling and cloud-based data infrastructure (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Deep knowledge of data governance and metadata management frameworks
• Proficiency in database technologies (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and modern data platforms