Data Warehouse Architect 2
Novalink Solutions LLC · Richmond, VA
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Jul 15, 2026
Richmond, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within a public health data management team and focuses on building a unified, longitudinal clinical data framework by consolidating records from multiple source systems. Day-to-day work involves designing data architecture, mapping common elements across disparate systems, coordinating data extracts, and writing cleansing and processing routines. It suits an experienced data architect or engineer with a background in clinical data and Oracle Health.
Senior level · 5+ years · Richmond, VA
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30 people in the Richmond, VA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 15–45
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $136,712 (middle half $123,109–$168,547).
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 (5)
The posting is for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH); location is inferred as Richmond, VA — the state capital and VDH headquarters — but is not explicitly stated.
Employment type is not specified; this may be a contract/staff-augmentation engagement given the structured skills table format common to government staffing solicitations.
Data Processing (5 years required) is listed as a hard gate but names no specific technology or tool, so it is captured in the overall years minimum rather than as a named skill.
Google BigQuery and Python are labeled 'Highly desired' in the posting's skills table, and Google Cloud Infrastructure is labeled 'Desired' — all three are treated as preferred rather than required.
The role sits at the boundary between Data/Database Architecture (designing conceptual/logical frameworks, data modeling) and Data Engineering (ETL/ingestion, cleansing pipelines); Database Architects (15-1243) is the primary classification given the explicit architectural framing, with an alt of 15-1251 for the processing/pipeline work.
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