Enterprise Data Architect

Summary

Join Nava, a public benefit corporation, as an Enterprise Data Architect. Collaborate with engineers and government partners to design, build, and improve data solutions. You will document data strategies, optimize data models, standardize pipelines, and integrate legacy systems. Leverage cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and implement large-scale data ecosystems. This role requires extensive experience in software engineering, data architecture, and various data technologies. Nava offers competitive benefits, including generous PTO, bonuses, parental leave, wellness programs, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience with Cloud Data architecture (AWS preferred)
• Experience with professional software engineering practices using such tools and methodologies as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, CI/CD, and Source Code Management
• Familiar with modern data technologies including data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time analytics
• Experience with building ETL pipelines to ingest, process, and store data
• Experience with data orchestration frameworks, such as Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions or Temporal
• Experience with business intelligence and analytics platforms
• Proficient with relational databases and advanced SQL queries
• Prior experience with Python, Java, or Scala programming across multiple use-cases
• Experience with data cleaning and data modeling while protecting sensitive data
• Proficient with building data integrations using both API and file-based protocols
• Comfortable troubleshooting complex data and systems interaction problems
• Highly organized and demonstrates critical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Works well independently, as part of a team, and with stakeholders
• Effective oral and written communication skills to relay technical concepts clearly and concisely
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and meet any other requirements for government contracts for which they are hired
• Candidates offered a job at Nava must have work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. Please be aware that most of our positions require U.S. citizenship or a green card
• May be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or applicants who are eligible for security clearances

Responsibilities

• Document, improve, and maintain data strategies and artifacts, including logical and physical data models, data dictionary, data architecture roadmap, and data security policies, using industry best practices and adhering to government standards, along with operational runbook procedures
• Collect data access patterns and review current data models to optimize designs for customer use cases
• Standardize data ingestion and processing pipelines to scale with increasing utilization
• Audit and reverse-engineer business rules in legacy systems, and build data connectors for integrating them into a data and analytics platform
• Implement large-scale data ecosystems within cloud-based platforms that include data management and data governance of structured and unstructured data
• Leverage and enhance automation to speed development and improve reliability and performance
• Work with cross-functional project teams to gather business requirements and translate to detailed technical specifications
• Work with Government partners to assist and develop data engineering applications and pipelines that will enable data services and processing capabilities, such as advanced analytics, AI/ML, and experimentation
• Design, develop, test, automate, and deploy data engineering solutions in a cloud platforms, such as AWS
• Participate in software design and code reviews
• Develop automated testing, monitoring and alerting, and CI/CD for production systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with DevOps IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, and CloudFormation)
• Experience with security scanning tools (e.g., Nessus, BurpSuite, Netsparker, OWASP)
• Experience working with and programmatically interfacing with legacy systems
• Experience with healthcare quality data, e.g., provider, beneficiary, claims, and quality measure data
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: We prioritize your well-being, offering highly competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous time off: Enjoy 20 days of accrued PTO, 12 paid federal holidays, 5 prorated floating holidays, and unlimited sick leave
• Annual discretionary bonus: Paid annually to eligible employees. When Nava does well, you do well
• Parental leave: Receive 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and weekly meal deliveries during your leave
• Employee wellness program: Access our comprehensive Employee Wellness Program
• Virtual doctor visits: Enjoy zero copay virtual doctor visits through UHC
• Fertility support: Benefit from fertility support and treatment options
• Sabbatical leave: We offer a sabbatical leave program
• 401k contributions: We match 4% of your salary in 401k contributions
• Flexible work arrangements: We offer flexible work arrangements to suit your needs
• Home office setup: Receive assistance with your home office setup and a monthly phone allowance
• Utilities reimbursement: Get a monthly partial reimbursement for utilities (where applicable)
• Learning and development: Access our comprehensive learning and development program
• Tuition and Professional development budget: Receive a prorated annual tuition and professional development budget and a LinkedIn Learning license
• Equity stock options: Benefit from equity stock options
• Employee referral program: Participate in our employee referral program
• Commuter benefits: Enjoy commuter benefits
• Insurance coverage: Receive short and long-term disability insurance, as well as life and accidental death insurance
• Vibrant culture: Join our welcoming, highly collaborative, and open culture that supports remote work