Client: Department of Human Services
Location: Linthicum, MD – 100% Onsite, Monday–Friday
Work Location: 849 International Dr., Linthicum, MD 21090
Candidate Requirement: Must live in the DMV area
Interview: In-Person – Linthicum, MD
Visa: Any Vis
100% onsite – teleworking is not permitted.
Candidates must live in the DMV area.
Face-to-face interview is mandatory in Linthicum, MD.
This is a senior AWS Data / Solutions Architecture role.
Must have experience leading large, complex IT implementation efforts.
One of the following certifications is required:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
AWS Certified Big Data
Seeking an experienced AWS Solutions Architect / Data Architect to design and lead enterprise data architecture solutions for an AWS Cloud-based Lakehouse environment.
The role focuses on AWS data architecture, data modeling, governance, integration, security, metadata management, performance optimization, and legacy-to-modern system transition, while providing technical leadership across data and IT initiatives.
Develop and maintain AWS Cloud-based Lakehouse data architecture.
Design data models, storage, processing, and integration using S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, and related AWS services.
Define and enforce data governance, quality, security, and compliance standards.
Design scalable data integration solutions between diverse sources and the data lake.
Optimize architecture for performance, scalability, availability, and low latency.
Implement metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, and discoverability solutions.
Develop security controls aligned with AWS security best practices.
Work with data engineers, analysts, data scientists, and other technical teams.
Maintain architecture diagrams, design specifications, and data-flow documentation.
Evaluate emerging AWS services and data technologies.
Drive continuous improvement of enterprise data architecture.
Support transition from legacy to modern systems through information flows, data exchange, and data translation/standardization.
10+ years of overall IT experience.
10+ years planning, designing, building, and implementing IT systems.
6+ years in solution architecture, system design, and data management.
At least 5 years leading/managing major complex IT implementation projects involving professional services, integration, implementation, and/or architecture transition.
Proven experience as a Data Architect in AWS cloud environments.
Extensive AWS Cloud, data lake/lakehouse, and big data experience.
Strong knowledge of:
AWS S3
AWS Glue
AWS Athena
AWS Redshift
Data Modeling
Data Governance
Data Security
Data Integration
Metadata Management
Strong experience designing data integration solutions and optimizing data processing.
Experience leading major IT implementation efforts or serving as Chief Architect.
Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Strong project management and problem-solving abilities.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
One required AWS certification: Solutions Architect / Data Analytics – Specialty / Big Data.
Master's degree in a related field.
Data and AI/ML project experience.
Government or public-sector experience.
Experience in HHS-related domains such as:
Data Services / MDM / R360 / EDMS
Child Support
Integrated Eligibility
Child Welfare
Adult Protective Services
Juvenile Justice
Health & Human Services
Experience with legacy-to-modern architecture transitions.
Strong experience mentoring junior architects and technical teams.
