Principal Data Architect with Rail industry

Hybrid in Washington, DC, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago
Contract W2
No Travel Required
Hybrid
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Skills

  • API
  • Kafka

Summary

Principal Data Architect

Washington, DC -Hybrid -3 days onsite

Need Local Candidate
Interview : 1 Video call
We can submit vendor candidate also

 

Must have 15+ Years of experience & Rail industry is highly preferred.

Job Description

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of the technical information architecture for the Labor Management ecosystem, ensuring alignment with enterprise security and performance standards.
  • Data Modeling: Create and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models, including standardized event schemas and API contracts.
  • Modernization & Integration: Analyze legacy mainframe data systems to inform future-state migrations and develop high-performance pipelines for real-time data transformation and Change Data Capture (CDC).
  • System Optimization: Perform advanced database programming and query tuning to maintain peak performance and verify data integrity across the portfolio.
  • Governance & Standards: Establish and implement policies for database management, security, and utilization, contributing directly to the refinement of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) standards.
  • Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, research new information technologies, and mentor engineering teams on best practices for information design and implementation.

Qualifications

  • Experience: Minimum of 15+ years of related work experience in Data Management, specifically within Labor and Transportation systems.
  • Industry Knowledge: Previous experience in the Rail industry is highly preferred.
  • Technical Mastery: Demonstrated expertise in Information Architecture, Data Modeling, and both Relational and NoSQL technologies.
  • Modern Stack: Proficiency with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kafka Schema Registry) and distributed systems architecture.
  • Legacy Systems: Proven ability to navigate and extract value from legacy environments, including mainframe architectures.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field required; Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred.
  • Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

 

 

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  • Dice Id: 91001743
  • Position Id: 8956158
  • Posted 4 hours ago
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