Cloud Data Architect - AWS (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
North Point Technology · Washington
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Jul 10, 2026
Washington
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data architecture role focused on designing and building classified data lake solutions on AWS — spanning S3, Glue, and Lake Formation — within restricted government cloud regions. Day-to-day work covers constructing ETL/ELT ingestion pipelines, establishing data governance frameworks, implementing analytics layers with Athena, Redshift, and EMR, and enforcing strict data protection controls. Suited to experienced AWS data engineers holding an active TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · National · TS/SCI clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013).
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 (7)
The posting's title is 'Data Architect' with no seniority modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the depth of expertise demanded (scalable data lake architecture, data governance frameworks, FIPS-validated encryption, IC data handling) supports a Senior classification.
An active TS/SCI clearance is an explicit hard gate; the posting also states the candidate must be eligible for a CI Polygraph, though the polygraph itself is framed as eligibility rather than a current requirement.
No work location or CBSA is specified in the posting — the role involves classified AWS ADC regions, which implies on-site or cleared-facility work, but no city or state is named.
No compensation figures are provided.
AWS ADC (classified regions) hands-on experience and cross-domain solution design are listed under 'Preferred Skills/Experience', as is familiarity with IC data handling policies.
The alternative occupation code 15-1251 (Computer Programmers) is not a strong fit; the closer runner-up would be 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) for the analytics layer, but 15-1243 (Database Architects) is clearly the primary occupation given the data lake architecture and governance focus.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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