Data Architect / Data Steward SME
Diaconia LLC · Springfield, VA
$150,000–$175,000
Jul 12, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior data architecture and stewardship role supporting a federal civilian agency's large-scale case-management and intelligence-analysis platform. Day-to-day work spans data modeling, warehousing, migration, governance, and cloud modernization, while also providing technical leadership to development and infrastructure teams. Suits an experienced data professional with a government security clearance and a broad background across enterprise data environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Secret clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 (9)
A Bachelor's degree is listed as a minimum requirement, but the JD explicitly allows substitution with four additional years of experience (14 years total in lieu of a degree), so the degree requirement is treated as None.
Secret clearance is the stated minimum gate ('Secret or higher required'); the role could require a higher clearance in practice, but only Secret is hard-gated.
OpenSearch is listed in the required responsibilities section (O&M for enterprise search/OpenSearch) and is treated as a hard gate, even though it also appears in the preferred qualifications list — its presence in the core responsibilities section is the authoritative signal.
The 5-year sub-requirements (data migration, technical support, leadership, coordination, policy) are all facets of the 10-year overall experience gate rather than separate named-technology requirements; they are captured in the overall years minimum and the relevant skill entries rather than as standalone skills.
Agile (Scrum/Kanban) delivery experience appears in the responsibilities narrative and preferred qualifications; it is listed as preferred since it is not explicitly gated in the Minimum Requirements section.
Occasional OCONUS travel may be required — this is a notable constraint not captured in structured fields.
The title 'Data Architect / Data Steward SME' carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 10-year experience requirement and leadership scope support a Senior classification.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): data analysis, database design, data governance.
Requires a Secret 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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