Defense Medical Data Architect

General Information

• Job Code:CIT-DB-05M
• Location:Client/Fort Detrick MD
• Employee Type: Exempt Full-Time Regular
• Telework:None/Client Site
• Clearance: Public Trust
• Salary Range: $141802 - $160000

Position Overview

Are you passionate about designing data systems that strengthen mission readiness operational visibility and decision-making across complex federal healthlogisticsenvironments

Ripple Effect is seeking an experienced Defense Medical Data Architect to support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Directorate. This senior technical role serves as a key architect and technical lead for designing modernizing and sustaining enterprise data architectures analytics platforms and AI-enabled solutions supporting military medical logistics. The architect will lead data modernization efforts oversee advanced analytics and application development ensure compliance with DoD and DHA standards and serve as a trusted liaison between government stakeholders and delivery teams combining architectural leadership with hands-on delivery and transition support.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Modernization: Design and implement scalable enterprise data architectures supporting military medical logistics programs including the designing of data models and repositories to replace legacy Excel workflows and integrate disparate data sources including DML-ES JMAR/LogiCole BCS and MIP
• Technical Execution & Solution Delivery: Lead development and sustainment of analytics platforms operational tools dashboards and process automation solutions. Resolve production issues optimize data pipelines improve dashboard performance/refresh cycles and standardize workflows to ensure stability scalability and usability of analytical assets.
• Application Development & Process Automation: Design and sustain mission-critical applications and automation capabilities while delivering business friendly reporting tools system-generated documents and visual mapping solutions.
• Analytics & Decision Support: Lead the development of descriptive predictive and strategic analytics solutions to support logistics planning inventory management and financial forecasting.
• AI Capability Design & Integration: Design secure compliant and scalable architectures for AIenabled MEDLOG missions while ensuring alignment with DoD and DHA AI governance requirements.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the technical liaison between government stakeholders and delivery teams by leading technical discussions validating requirements presenting solutions and ensuring alignment on scope risks and solution feasibility throughout the project lifecycle.
• Training & Knowledge Transfer: Develop and execute training programs to improve MEDLOG data literacy by creating training materials supporting handson learning and mentorship and maintaining documentation to ensure longterm sustainability.
• Quality Compliance & Transition: Ensure deliverables meet quality security and contractual requirements by overseeing documentation access controls and data governance and by planning and executing transition and handoff to government personnel.

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Computer Science Logistics Information Systems or a related field;Mastersdegree preferred
• Minimum ofeight (8) yearsof experience in data architecture data engineering analytics or software development
• At leastthree (3) yearsof experience leading technical projects or teamswith demonstrated experience delivering analytics products and dashboards for federal agencies.
• Minimum offour (4) yearssupporting military medicallogisticsor federal health data environments

Basic Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in DMLES JMAR/LogiCole and DMLSS systems including data schemas logistics workflows and Class VIII procurement usage and inventory data.
• Experience designing enterprise data architectures data models and integrated repositories across multiple systems.
• Proficiency in Tableau Prep Tableau Desktop and Microsoft Power BI with experience developing and sustaining dashboards and analytics products.
• Proficiency in Python SQL database design and data integration supporting analytics automation and operational tools.
• Experience delivering and sustaining analytics platforms dashboards and operational reporting solutions in complex environments.
• Strong project management documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
• Intermediate experience with office productivity software such as Office 365 including Word PowerPointExceland Outlook.

Skills That Set You Apart

• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience modernizing legacy Excelbased workflows into scalable enterprise data solutions supporting logistics supply chain readiness or financial reporting.
• Experience designing AIenabled analytics and decisionsupport systems in compliance with DoD standards including handson use of generative AI platforms and enterprise AI tools.
• Knowledge of data security access controls and governance within federal or DoD environments.
• Ability to mentor technical staff and government personnel on analytics best practices and data literacy.

Ripple Effect rewards our employees for their contributions to our mission in many ways from competitive pay and exceptional benefits to a range of work/life programs based on your employment classification and personalized preferences.

Ripple Effect is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity political affiliation or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process please let us know by contacting our HR department at or your recruiter. Eligibility for employment will be verified using E-verify.

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