--- title: Senior Data Architect description: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is hiring for the Senior Data Architect role in St. Louis, MO. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-data-architect-at-modern-technology-solutions-inc-mtsi-01a169f1-f25a-7211-a4e5-edda17e8d239 date: 2026-11-01T01:15:10Z og_description: Join Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) as Senior Data Architect in St. Louis, MO. Pays $130K–$190K per year. On-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/0uvffz.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) | | **Location** | St. Louis, MO | | **Salary** | $130K/yr - $190K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 30, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI). ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $116,000 – $160,000 a year (median $148,000). ## Description **Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)** is hiring a **Senior Data Architect** to work in **Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO.** Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens with an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Poly. **Responsibilities:** • Design, build, and govern the Enterprise Data Layer of a Digital Engineering Ecosystem supporting our Intel customer. • Owns the Data Fabric and Data Mesh implementation, integration APIs, and the data model/ontology governance that allow the ecosystem to expand beyond systems engineering & architecture (SE&A) data into financial management, contract management, workforce, portfolio, budget/schedule, and risk/mission performance domains over time. • Leads the technical/engineering portion of major program workstreams and ensures deliverables meet established quality standards within time and budget constraints. • Design and stand up the enterprise Data Fabric and Data Mesh as the authoritative control point for engineering data, enforcing a governed ASoT and continuous Digital Thread synchronization across tools and programs. • Develop and maintain the data model, metadata model, ontology, schemas, and translation services that standardize enterprise architecture and engineering data. • Build and operate data pipelines integrating relational, vector, and graph databases, search, and catalog capabilities (e.g., PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, pgvector, Neo4j, OpenSearch, OpenMetadata, Argo Workflows). • Implement standardized APIs (OpenAPI/REST) and data lake integration (on-prem or cloud object storage) to enable federated, secure data sharing across organizational and TS/SCI boundaries. • Deliver dashboards and portfolio management views supporting Enterprise Architecture & Business Intelligence stakeholder needs. • Support baseline governance controls for data consistency, lifecycle alignment, and distributed execution across programs and mission teams. • Produce release-based deliverables including deployment source code, data model and ontology documentation, and schema artifacts for the Data Fabric. **Required Qualifications:** • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree. • 10+ years of data architecture/engineering experience, including enterprise-scale data integration. • Hands-on experience with relational, graph, and/or vector databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Neo4j, pgvector) and data pipeline orchestration (e.g., Argo Workflows, Airflow, or comparable). • Experience designing data mesh/data fabric architectures, metadata cataloging, and search infrastructure (e.g., OpenSearch, Elasticsearch). • Strong API design experience using OpenAPI/REST standards and integration with cloud or on-prem data lakes. **Desired Qualifications:** • Experience supporting DoD, or Intelligence Community enterprise data or digital engineering programs. • Experience with BI/dashboarding tools such as Power BI or Superset for portfolio and acquisition management reporting. • Familiarity with digital engineering data domains (requirements, cost, schedule, test, operations) and Digital Thread concepts. • Exposure to Kubernetes-based, cloud-native deployment of data services (AWS EKS, Azure AKS, or on-prem RKE2/NKP). • Data governance certifications or equivalent experience with IC/DoD data standards and interoperability requirements. **Clearance Requirements:** • Must be a U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance and have the ability to pass a CI polygraph within 30 days. The pay range for this position is $130,000 to $190,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract ranges, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors. MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. This posting will be renewed periodically until the position is filled. **#LI-RC2** ## Skills - Cloud Computing - Portfolio Management - Argo Workflows - OpenAPI Specification - Graph Database - Enterprise Architecture - Ontology (Data Modeling) - Cloud-Native Computing - API Integration - Quality Standards - Systems Engineering - Language Translation - Software Deployment - Object Storage - Interoperability - SAP Certified Associate - Data Engineer - Data Fabric - Data Pipeline Orchestration - Information Architecture - Apache Superset - Microsoft Business Intelligence BI - Data Layer (Tag Management) - Digital Engineering - Microsoft Azure - PostgreSQL - Data Standards - Kubernetes - Statistics - Apache Airflow - Information Systems - Dashboard Reporting - Data Mesh - CI/CD - Data Architecture - Contract Management - Elasticsearch - Pgvector - Data Sharing - Data Governance - Search Infrastructure - Vector Database - Data Integration - Business Intelligence - Polygraphy - API Design - Data Modeling - Computer Science - Schema Markup - Azure Kubernetes Service (Aks) - Management Reporting - TimescaleDB - Data Engineering - Digital Thread - Data Lakes - OpenSearch - Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service - Governance - Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (Ts/sci Clearance) - Neo4j - Financial Management - Data Pipeline - Power BI ## Benefits - Health Insurance ## Related - [Data & Analytics jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Architecture jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-architecture?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Architect jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-architecture/data-architect?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Engineering Services](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/transportation-and-logistics/engineering-services?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 140488 jobs - [Missouri](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/missouri?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 52471 jobs - [St. Louis, MO](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/missouri/st-louis?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10645 jobs ## Related pages - [Engineering Services](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/transportation-and-logistics/engineering-services?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 140488 jobs - [Missouri](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/missouri?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 52471 jobs - [St. Louis, MO](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/missouri/st-louis?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 10645 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)