{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"149cf451e1b37a3caf3a73bb","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/149cf451e1b37a3caf3a73bb","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/149cf451e1b37a3caf3a73bb","title":"Cloud Data Architect","description":"Description:\n\nCompany Description\n\nCitizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government. We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values: Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future. No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nThe Cloud Data Architect serves as the senior technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving enterprise architecture to support mission and business objectives. The EA leads the development of architecture strategies, standards, and technical roadmaps that align enterprise platforms, data ecosystems, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and product engineering practices across the organization.\n\nWorking closely with executive leadership, engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders, the Enterprise Architect ensures that solutions are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned with enterprise architecture frameworks and federal best practices. The role provides architectural oversight across engineering, product development, infrastructure, data platforms, and digital services to enable efficient, innovative, and mission-driven technology delivery.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nEnterprise Architecture Strategy and Governance\n\nDevelop and maintain the organization’s enterprise architecture framework, reference architectures, and technology standards.\nEstablish and lead architecture governance processes, including architecture review boards and technical design reviews.\nEnsure enterprise architecture aligns with mission needs, product delivery strategies, and organizational technology investments.\nMaintain enterprise architecture artifacts, including capability models, architecture diagrams, standards, and technology roadmaps.\n\nArchitecture Design and Integration\n\nDefine and maintain reference architectures for cloud environments, SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, and data services.\nGuide engineering and development teams in designing integrated, scalable, and resilient solutions.\nConduct architecture reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, cybersecurity requirements, and operational performance objectives.\nPromote the use of modular architectures, APIs, reusable services, and platform-based development approaches.\n\nTechnology Roadmaps and Innovation\n\nDevelop and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with organizational goals and evolving mission needs.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies to improve scalability, innovation, and operational efficiency.\nSupport strategic initiatives, including cloud adoption, digital transformation, and enterprise platform modernization.\n\nData, Security, and Infrastructure Alignment\n\nEnsure enterprise architecture aligns with data architecture, cybersecurity frameworks, and Zero Trust principles.\nCollaborate with security, infrastructure, and data teams to ensure secure and efficient integration across platforms and services.\nProvide architectural guidance for identity management, analytics platforms, cloud services, and enterprise applications.\n\nEngineering and Product Collaboration\n\nPartner with product managers, engineering teams, and program stakeholders to translate mission requirements into scalable architecture solutions.\nSupport agile and DevSecOps practices to enable rapid, reliable product delivery.\nProvide architecture leadership for modernization initiatives and enterprise technology integration.\n\nArchitecture Documentation and Communication\n\nDevelop and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, standards, and design guidance.\nCommunicate architectural strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to leadership and technical stakeholders.\nProvide technical briefings and architectural recommendations to support strategic decision-making.\nRequirements:\n\nQualifications\n\n10 - 15 years of data governance/architecture/analytics experience; AND 5+ years of federal data governance, metadata, data quality, dashboards\nDemonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise architectures across cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and enterprise applications.\nExperience establishing architecture governance frameworks and technical standards.\nStrong understanding of cloud architecture, data architecture, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise integration patterns.\nExperience working with federal agencies or large enterprise organizations is highly desirable.\n\nEducation\n\nMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.\n\nCertifications\n\nCDMP (Certified Data Management Professional)\nAWS Data Analytics Specialty OR Azure Data Engineer\nDatabricks / Snowflake / modern data platform certification\nAI/ML certification (optional but preferred)\n\nSecurity Requirements (Required)\n\nU.S. Citizenship required.\nMust possess or be able to obtain/maintain a Public Trust background investigation\n\nCitizant offers a competitive benefits package, including:\n\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\n401(k)\nGenerous PTO\nCompany-paid life and disability insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nTuition Assistance & Professional Development Program\n\nAdditional information\n\nCitizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.\n\nCitizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.","company":"Citizant","rawCompany":"citizant","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-06T12:06:55.319Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Cloud Data Architect","description":"Description:\n\nCompany Description\n\nCitizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government. We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values: Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future. No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nThe Cloud Data Architect serves as the senior technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving enterprise architecture to support mission and business objectives. The EA leads the development of architecture strategies, standards, and technical roadmaps that align enterprise platforms, data ecosystems, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and product engineering practices across the organization.\n\nWorking closely with executive leadership, engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders, the Enterprise Architect ensures that solutions are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned with enterprise architecture frameworks and federal best practices. The role provides architectural oversight across engineering, product development, infrastructure, data platforms, and digital services to enable efficient, innovative, and mission-driven technology delivery.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nEnterprise Architecture Strategy and Governance\n\nDevelop and maintain the organization’s enterprise architecture framework, reference architectures, and technology standards.\nEstablish and lead architecture governance processes, including architecture review boards and technical design reviews.\nEnsure enterprise architecture aligns with mission needs, product delivery strategies, and organizational technology investments.\nMaintain enterprise architecture artifacts, including capability models, architecture diagrams, standards, and technology roadmaps.\n\nArchitecture Design and Integration\n\nDefine and maintain reference architectures for cloud environments, SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, and data services.\nGuide engineering and development teams in designing integrated, scalable, and resilient solutions.\nConduct architecture reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, cybersecurity requirements, and operational performance objectives.\nPromote the use of modular architectures, APIs, reusable services, and platform-based development approaches.\n\nTechnology Roadmaps and Innovation\n\nDevelop and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with organizational goals and evolving mission needs.\nEvaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies to improve scalability, innovation, and operational efficiency.\nSupport strategic initiatives, including cloud adoption, digital transformation, and enterprise platform modernization.\n\nData, Security, and Infrastructure Alignment\n\nEnsure enterprise architecture aligns with data architecture, cybersecurity frameworks, and Zero Trust principles.\nCollaborate with security, infrastructure, and data teams to ensure secure and efficient integration across platforms and services.\nProvide architectural guidance for identity management, analytics platforms, cloud services, and enterprise applications.\n\nEngineering and Product Collaboration\n\nPartner with product managers, engineering teams, and program stakeholders to translate mission requirements into scalable architecture solutions.\nSupport agile and DevSecOps practices to enable rapid, reliable product delivery.\nProvide architecture leadership for modernization initiatives and enterprise technology integration.\n\nArchitecture Documentation and Communication\n\nDevelop and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, standards, and design guidance.\nCommunicate architectural strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to leadership and technical stakeholders.\nProvide technical briefings and architectural recommendations to support strategic decision-making.\nRequirements:\n\nQualifications\n\n10 - 15 years of data governance/architecture/analytics experience; AND 5+ years of federal data governance, metadata, data quality, dashboards\nDemonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise architectures across cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and enterprise applications.\nExperience establishing architecture governance frameworks and technical standards.\nStrong understanding of cloud architecture, data architecture, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise integration patterns.\nExperience working with federal agencies or large enterprise organizations is highly desirable.\n\nEducation\n\nMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.\n\nCertifications\n\nCDMP (Certified Data Management Professional)\nAWS Data Analytics Specialty OR Azure Data Engineer\nDatabricks / Snowflake / modern data platform certification\nAI/ML certification (optional but preferred)\n\nSecurity Requirements (Required)\n\nU.S. Citizenship required.\nMust possess or be able to obtain/maintain a Public Trust background investigation\n\nCitizant offers a competitive benefits package, including:\n\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\n401(k)\nGenerous PTO\nCompany-paid life and disability insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nTuition Assistance & Professional Development Program\n\nAdditional information\n\nCitizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.\n\nCitizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.","datePosted":"2026-09-06T12:06:55.319Z","dateModified":"2026-09-06T12:06:55.319Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Citizant","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Denver","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"149cf451e1b37a3caf3a73bb"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/149cf451e1b37a3caf3a73bb"}}