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Data Architect

TISTA Science and Technology

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At a glance

Compensation
$121–136K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Data Architect to design data models and databases for supply chain products, the VALIP lakehouse, VA sites, and cloud migrations. The role establishes data governance, quality, lineage, and access standards and tunes database performance. The posting describes senior/lead and mid-level experience paths and lists remote work in the USA.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data ArchitectureData EngineeringDatabase AdministrationDatabricksApache SparkRelational DatabasesDelta LakeUnity CatalogLakehouse DesignIBM MaximoVA Data GovernanceFederal Health Data

Qualifications

10+ Years Experience7+ Years Data Architecture or Engineering5+ Years Database Administration or Data EngineeringBachelor's in Computer Science or RelatedMaximo Deployment Professional CertificationSAFe Architect CertificationDatabricks Certified Data EngineerDatabricks Certified Generative AI EngineerTier 2 Public Trust and VA PIV Credential

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Overview

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Data Architect to join our growing team.

At TISTA, you’ll do meaningful, mission‑driven work that improves lives alongside teammates you trust and leaders who are transparent and supportive. We invest in your learning and internal mobility so you can build a career that keeps advancing. We’re proud to serve and hire Veterans, and we put people first in everything we do.

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

Responsibilities

  • Design logical and physical data models for supply chain products and the VALIP lakehouse (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog).

  • Design databases for migrations to VA sites and the cloud.

  • Set data governance, quality, lineage and access standards in line with VA data policy.

  • Tune performance across SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres and Databricks.

  • Senior: database administration, backups, patching and environment refreshes.

Qualifications

  • Senior / Lead: 10+ years of experience, including 7+ years in data architecture or engineering.

  • Mid-level / Level II / “Journeyman”: 5+ years in database administration or data engineering.

  • Hands-on Databricks/Spark and relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres).

Desired Skills:

  • Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and lakehouse design.

  • IBM Maximo data and deployments.

  • VA data governance and federal health data.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related field.

  • Certified (Maximo) Deployment Professional; Certified SAFe Architect.

  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer; Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer.

Clearance:

  • Must be able to obtain a Tier 2 / Moderate Risk Public Trust and a VA PIV credential.

Location:

  • Remote, USA.

Pay Range:

  • The suggested pay for this position ranges from $120,546 to $135,875.

  • The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

  • Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.

  • TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/

How this job compares

Set against the 1,516 open Data Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$121–136K/yr
  • US median$133–229K/yr1,234 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $128K, is 30% below the US median midpoint ($182K) — in the lowest quarter of Data Architect salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,516 open Data Architect jobs across the US. 14% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — less than three in four Data Architect postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 1,368 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 521 of the 1,516 open Data Architect jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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