Lead, Data Architect at L3Harris
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 23, 2026
Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data architecture and AI/ML solutions role embedded in an internal analytics team, focused on bridging business stakeholders and technical staff. Day-to-day work spans requirements gathering, solution design, and overseeing the delivery of analytics and AI/ML initiatives. The position suits an experienced practitioner comfortable managing projects end-to-end and communicating across both technical and non-technical audiences in a defense-sector environment.
Senior level · 9+ years · Salt Lake City, UT · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Salt Lake City, UT area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 1–2
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $140,002 (middle half $113,237–$173,841).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title is 'Lead, Data Architect' — 'Lead' here is an L3Harris internal job family designation rather than a seniority modifier in the conventional sense; the role is treated as Senior based on the 9-year minimum experience requirement and the scope described.
All named technologies appear exclusively under the 'Preferred Additional Skills' section, so all are marked preferred rather than required.
The JD notes that C#, Visual Basic .NET, JavaScript, XML, HTML, and CSS are 'a plus, but not required' — explicitly optional.
The posting states 'many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance' as a general company notice, not as a hard gate for this specific role; no clearance is required here.
Degree requirement is set to None because the JD explicitly accepts 13 years of experience in lieu of any degree.
The role blends Data Architecture (solution design, data governance) with AI/ML solutioning (model types, cloud AI platforms), making it genuinely ambiguous between 15-1243 Database Architects and 15-2051 Data Scientists; 15-1243 is chosen as primary given the 'Data Architect' title and emphasis on solution design and data governance.
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