Lead Data Architect

L3Harris

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Huntsville, AL
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L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

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TL;DR · Lead Data Architect

Lead, Data Architect joins the Missile Solutions Segment Business Intelligence team to design, implement, and integrate data solutions within Palantir Foundry. This role involves leading cross-functional technical teams to enable data-driven decision-making for missile systems development and operations. Key responsibilities include managing data warehouse governance, designing data pipelines, maintaining conceptual and physical data models, and developing data ontologies to ensure consistency across enterprise analytics. The candidate will manage transformation tools, coordinate with IT and Data Analytics teams, and translate complex requirements into user-facing applications. Technical expertise required includes SQL, Python, TypeScript, Power BI, and ETL/ELT patterns using Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder. The role focuses on solving data accessibility, accuracy, and security challenges while managing metadata and ensuring robust reporting for critical defense technology systems.

What you'll do

  • Design and manage data pipelines including transformation mapping, flow diagrams, and metadata collection.
  • Develop and maintain data warehouses and transformation tools to enable actionable business insights through dashboards.
  • Create and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support efficient data usage.
  • Design and maintain data ontologies by defining object types, properties, and relationships for enterprise analytics.
  • Lead planning sessions with customers to translate data strategies into integration frameworks and user applications.
  • Establish governance practices for data management, quality, security, and access provisioning.
  • Develop consistent methodologies for extracting and transforming data from sources like Snowflake and Palantir.
  • Coordinate with IT and Data Analytics teams to optimize resources and align enterprise initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience, a graduate degree and 7 years of experience, or 13 years of experience without a degree.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
  • Strong SQL skills are required for data pipeline management and transformation mapping.
  • At least 2 years of experience with ETL/ELT patterns, data storage, and modeling using Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder or Python.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Power BI or similar visualization tools.
  • Experience working with Palantir Foundry in data warehouse environments.
  • Understanding of role-based granular access control and the principle of least privilege for sensitive data.
  • U.S. citizens.

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