Solution Architect - Data Science

Title: Senior Solutions Architect – Data Science Location: McLean, VA Clearance: Active Secret (TS preferred) Overview: We are seeking a U.S. Government–cleared Senior Solutions Architect to join our Data Science Center of Excellence. This role provides technical leadership across advanced analytics, AI/ML, and data integration initiatives, partnering with customers, internal teams, and OEM partners. Responsibilities: Architect and deliver end-to-end data and analytics solutions Serve as SME for Qlik, Elastic, Confluent, and Databricks Lead technical discovery, solution design, demos, and pre-sales support Translate business requirements into scalable data architectures Mentor technical staff and contribute to practice growth Support RFP/RFI technical responses Requirements: Active DoD Secret clearance (TS preferred) Strong expertise in Qlik (Replicate, Compose, Sense, QDI) 15+ years of experience in federal data engineering, analytics, or solution architecture Proven ability to lead customer-facing technical engagements Preferred: Databricks, Elastic, Snowflake, Confluent experience Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP Job Type: Full-time Pay: $170,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year Application Question(s): How many years of experience do you have in federal data engineering, analytics, or solution architecture? Describe your hands-on experience with Qlik (Replicate, Compose, Sense, QDI) and any other data integration or BI platforms. Have you architected end-to-end data solutions (ingestion, transformation, modeling, dashboards) for enterprise clients? Which cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and advanced analytics tools have you used in production environments? Work Location: In person