Lead Data Architect

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 28, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Inadev
Location: Reston, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $205,000-$220,000

About the Role

Inadev is seeking a highly experienced Lead Data Architect to define and drive the data architecture for the SEC’s EDGAR program. This role will lead the design and modernization of highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient data platforms using AWS cloud services and open-source database technologies.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain the EDGAR enterprise data architecture and modernization roadmap.
  • Lead logical and physical data modeling across EDGAR applications and services.
  • Define database design, partitioning, indexing, replication, availability, backup, recovery, and retention strategies.
  • Architect cloud-native database solutions using AWS and PostgreSQL/open-source technologies (e.g., Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL).
  • Establish database performance engineering and optimization practices, leading analysis of complex scalability issues.
  • Define database security architecture including encryption, access controls, auditing, and data protection aligned with SEC compliance.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in database engineering, data architecture, or related disciplines.
  • 5+ years in a senior or lead data architecture role supporting complex enterprise systems.
  • Deep expertise with PostgreSQL and open-source relational database technologies.
  • Strong experience designing database solutions in AWS, including Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL.
  • Strong knowledge of relational data modeling, normalization, indexing, partitioning, query optimization, and transaction processing.
  • Experience architecting highly available, resilient, and scalable database platforms, including database modernization and migration.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications (if applicable)

  • Experience migrating enterprise databases from commercial or legacy technologies to PostgreSQL/Aurora PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT).
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automated database deployment.
  • Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, lineage, and data-quality practices, including FISMA and NIST requirements.

Benefits & Perks (if applicable)

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Inadev is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a federal contractor committed to compliance with all applicable EEO, OFCCP, and federal hiring standards.

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