Guidehouse is seeking a Data Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise data architectures that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
This role provides architectural leadership across data modeling, data engineering, and data governance, and works closely with cloud architects, engineers, and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities include design and maintain logical and physical data models supporting enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.
Define and oversee enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
Lead solution architecture for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
Provide technical leadership across AWS and Snowflake data environments.
Support data governance initiatives including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship.
Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable data architecture solutions.
Partner with delivery teams during implementation to ensure architectural alignment and quality.

US Citizenship is required
Bachelor’s degree is required
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related technical roles.
Strong experience designing data architectures in AWS and Snowflake environments.
Experience with data modeling (logical and physical) and enterprise data design.
Experience supporting data governance and stakeholder engagement activities.
Ability to work in a hybrid environment in the DC area.
Certifications in Snowflake, AWS, or data architecture disciplines (nice to have).
Experience supporting enterprise analytics or AI platforms (nice to have).
Prior experience supporting financial services or regulatory organizations (nice to have).

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

Data Architect – Cloud and On-Prem

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