Location: Remote/Richland, Washington
Title: Data Solutions Architect
Schedule (FT/PT): Regular Full Time
Travel Required: No
Clearance: Ability to Obtain

North Wind Solutions is a Government contracting small business with operations at military and civilian installations across the United States. The company's focus is facilities operation and maintenance, waste management and radiological services, security control and force protection, and environmental services __

POSITION PURPOSE:

North Wind Solutions (NWSOL) is a government contracting small business with operations at military and civilian installations across the United States. The Richland site project's primary focus is providing mission critical support for the Hanford site in the areas of Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure deployment and management to include network operations, End User Support services, Application Engineering with emphasis on software development and support, Records Management, and Project Management for the execution across the spectrum of provided services. The Enterprise Application Services (EAS) group is looking for an experienced Data Solutions Architect who will be responsible for planning, building, maintaining, expanding, and implementing technical duties in support of Hanford's Enterprise Architecture initiatives. This position is a mission critical player within the organization, supporting the One Hanford mission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Business Understanding : Thoroughly understand business concerns and objectives, including system functional, non-functional, performance, reliability, security, and growth requirements.
• Data Solution Architecture Design: Design and review data solutions to ensure alignment with business goals and technical standards. Provide detailed rationale for architectural decisions to ensure all stakeholders understand and agree with the proposed solutions.
• Solution Architecture Review: Conduct comprehensive reviews of solution architectures against specified requirements, perform risk analysis, and develop mitigation strategies as needed.
• Technology Assessment: Evaluate and propose new technologies and assess the current technology environment to understand limitations and constraints, and facilitate the selection of appropriate technologies, tools, and platforms.
• Architecture Definition and Compliance: Assist with defining and establish architecture solutions that comply with organizational policies, compliance requirements, and industry standards.
• Data Movement and Accessibility: Plan data movement through systems, ensuring accessibility and compliance with data privacy laws and accessibility standards.
• Component Integration: Detail interactions and integrations of solution components with other systems and services to ensure seamless operation.
• Security and Recovery: Design solutions with robust security measures and data backup/recovery mechanisms to ensure business continuity.
• Maintainability and Uptime: Ensure solutions are maintainable, have high uptime, and are easy to modify and update.
• Communication and Coordination: Establish clear communication and coordination among stakeholders, developers, and teams to drive change. Provide regular updates and checkpoints to ensure alignment and smooth implementation of new opportunities and process adaptations.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical guidance, support & mentoring for data-related projects across the organization.
• Implement and maintain data security protocols and ensure data privacy and compliance with policy & regulation.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data management and governance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• 15 years in IT related field.
• 4-year college degree in IT related field with continuing education in new technologies and platforms.

Skills and Abilities:

• Proven work experience as a Data Architect, Data Scientist, Data Analyst or similar role.
• In-depth understanding of database structure principles.
• Experience gathering and analyzing system requirements.
• Knowledge of data mining and segmentation techniques.
• Expertise with enterprise data management in SQL, Oracle, or other industry standard databases.
• Experience with data visualization, data migration and data modeling.
• Proven analytical skills.

Special Requirements:

• ****Must pass pre-employment background check.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screening.
• Applicants are required to have REAL ID ACT compliant documentation at time of hire and nothing on record that would prohibit you from gaining access to Department of Energy sites.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Able to analyze client's needs, and designs solutions to solve the defined problem. Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.
• Provide experienced leadership and technical direction.
• Is a problem solver and critical thinker that is able to make multifaceted decisions on solutions to meet client needs.
• Strong communicator with the ability to coach and inspire team members to achieve.
• Communicates effectively across all levels of the business, external partners, and service providers.
• Is a thought leader who recommends operational strategies and plans with direct impact on results.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be sitting for long periods of time in an office environment, but will also be required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

This is a remote work position and/or indoors office environment.

********North Wind offers a competitive pay and benefits package to include health, life, and disability insurance benefits, 401(k) with company match, generous paid leave and tuition reimbursement for eligible employees. As a company, we are committed to employee wellness, professional development, and work-life balance. We value safety, reliability, and commitment to our people! For more information about our benefits or hiring philosophy, visit the North Wind Career Opportunities Page.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The nature of those accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Helpline +1.208.528.8718 or use the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form to get assistance.

North Wind is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion, or other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Proof of citizenship will be required as a condition of employment.

Candidates may be required to obtain and hold a Secret or Higher US Government Clearance.