Solution Architect (Data Governance & Data Engineering), Federal at Sophinea

YOUR ROLE

• As a Solution Architect focusing on Data Governance and Data Engineering, you'll be embedded with our Federal DoW/DoD customers as their dedicated technical partner. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Drive Technical Success: Lead customers through their complete journey from initial onboarding to advanced use case expansion, ensuring seamless adoption and implementation of Immuta solutions.
• Be a Trusted Technical Partner: Provide unparalleled technical domain expertise and solution design, becoming the go-to expert for customers navigating complex governance and compliance challenges in government environments.
• Innovate at the Edge: Design and implement cutting-edge proof of concepts and novel governance solutions, pushing the boundaries of what's possible within customer technology ecosystems.
• Shape Product Evolution: Serve as a vital feedback channel, translating customer insights and field experiences directly back to our Product team to influence future development and innovation.
• Build Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate closely with Customer Success Managers (CSMs) and field leadership to execute comprehensive account strategies and drive long-term customer outcomes.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Partner with the Public Sector Customer Success Manager and Technical Field Leadership to define a comprehensive technical strategy for each customer account.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison to customer leadership, translating complex technical concepts into strategic business outcomes.
• Lead technical and functional meetings to advance strategic objectives and push forward project deliverables.
• Build novel technology proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and compelling demonstrations across multiple cloud environments and platforms.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on platform's technical integrations, configuration, and policy construction.
• Implement solutions directly within the customer's technology stack and represent current best practices.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases and provide ad-hoc support to our partner's internal teams.
• Maintain competency in the platform's technical adjacencies, including data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Starburst), commercial cloud offerings (AWS, Azure, GCP), IDM systems, and data catalog tools.

Requirements

• Due to the nature of our U.S. Government contracts, qualified applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess an active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 5+ years of working experience as a technology consultant, preferably with government-focused clients in the DoW/DoD, IC, and Federal Civilian spaces.
• Experience delivering on-prem solutions in air-gapped networks.
• IAM integration experience (e.g., PingFederate).
• Experience with Immuta or similar data/AI governance tool preferred
• Working experience in data engineering or data governance roles.
• Strong experience with modern data platforms like Trino, Postgres/RDBMS, as well as Snowflake, and Databricks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud data architecture, data analytics, and programming.
• An understanding of data access through identity management and the purpose of data catalog tools.
• Exceptional ability to analyze complex technical concepts and translate them into business terms for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The aptitude to lead and influence customer opinion on technology adoption and solution design.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex customer requests and projects.
• A high degree of comfort with uncertainty and changing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Development