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Defense Medical Data Architect

@ Ripple Effect
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Fort Detrick, Maryland, United States
$142k-$163k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Designing architecture, Leading delivery, Developing analytics
Requirements Summary:Bachelor’s in data science/CS/related field; 8+ years data architecture/engineering; 3+ years leading projects; 4+ years in military medical logistics; Secret clearance; experience with DoD data systems and analytics tools.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Tableau Prep, Tableau Desktop, Power BI, Python, SQL, Office 365
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Job Description

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: $141,802 - $163,073 

Position Overview 

Are you passionate about designing data systems that strengthen mission readiness, operational visibility, and decision-making across complex federal health logistics environments?

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 AI‑enabled 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 hands‑on learning and mentorship, and maintaining documentation to ensure long‑term 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.