Ocient

Job Title:  Solutions Architect 
Clearance Required:  Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (Green Badge)
Location:  Northern Virginia (Hybrid – Remote & On-site, IC Customer Facility) 

                  *You must be currently located in the Northern Virgina or D.M.V area
Employment Type:  Full-time
Salary:  The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

About Ocient:

Ocient is a hyperscale data analytics software company headquartered in Chicago, IL, enabling organizations to analyze trillions to quadrillions of data records in seconds. Over the past five years, Ocient has built a SQL compliant data warehouse for Petabyte and beyond datasets that is 10x to 50x times faster than competitive OLAP databases.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect with an active TS/SCI Full Scope Poly and an existing Green Badge to support our U.S. Intelligence Community programs. This role will be embedded within a customer environment, working closely with mission teams, systems integrators, and Ocient engineering to design, prototype, and deploy mission-aligned data analytics solutions. 

Our Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise in big data analytics with mission understanding and the ability to bridge complex requirements into actionable solutions. 

     Core Attributes: 

·       Mission Credibility — Recognized and trusted by IC technical and program leadership. 

·       Hands-On Builder — Capable of rapidly prototyping and iterating solutions. 

·       Collaborator — Skilled at working across industry, government, and internal teams. 

·       Problem Solver — Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver practical, impactful solutions. 

·       Strategic Communicator — Able to translate technical differentiators into mission value.

      Core Skills: 

            Technical -  

·       Advanced SQL expertise 

·       Experience with ANSI SQL, query optimization, indexing strategies, and working with large datasets. 

·       Big Data & Distributed Systems 

·       Familiarity with platforms like Hadoop, Spark, Snowflake, Teradata, or Netezza (bonus if experience in high-performance OLAP systems). 

·       Cloud & Hybrid Deployments 

·       AWS, Azure Government, C2S/ICGovCloud deployment knowledge. 

·       Understanding of security compliance for classified workloads. 

·       Data Integration & ETL/ELT 

·       Experience with ingest pipelines, and real-time/near-real-time data availability. 

·       Geospatial & ML/AI Integration (Preferred) 

·       Exposure to geospatial data analytics and embedded ML workflows. 

·       Networking & Cyber Data Flows (Preferred) 

·       Understanding of packet capture, NetFlow, and large-scale network metadata analysis. 

      Mission Understanding -  

·       Strong grasp of IC mission needs and how data analytics platforms integrate with existing mission systems. 

·       Knowledge of DoD/IC acquisition processes and program lifecycles. 

·       Understanding of security controls, releasability rules, and cross-domain data challenges. 

·       Understand how to size and scope a deployment for government missions. 

·       Translate mission problems into Ocient solutions (e.g., geospatial intelligence queries in seconds instead of hours). 

·       Confidently guide a program from concept → POC → operational deployment. 

·       Serve as the trusted in-the-room technical advocate when Ocient isn’t physically onsite. 

Responsibilities:

·       Serve as technical lead for Ocient engagements within the IC customer environment. 

·       Partner with mission owners, analysts, and integrators to map mission requirements to Ocient capabilities. 

·       Architect and deploy hyperscale analytics solutions leveraging Ocient’s distributed SQL engine, geospatial capabilities, and embedded machine learning features. 

·       Lead proof-of-concept (POC) deployments, data ingestion pipelines, and performance benchmarking. 

·       Provide technical briefings and whiteboard sessions to both technical and executive-level audiences. 

·       Work with Ocient’s engineering and product teams to relay mission feedback and influence platform enhancements. 

·       Maintain awareness of DoD/IC programs, acquisition cycles, and upcoming opportunities relevant to Ocient’s capabilities. 

Qualifications:

·       US Citizen with active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and current Green Badge (IC customer access). 

·       Ability to hold and maintain a position of public trust with the US Government.  

·       Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience). 

·       10+ years of experience in solutions architecture, systems engineering, or technical consulting. 

·       Expertise in SQL (ANSI SQL preferred) and query optimization. 

·       Experience with big data / distributed systems (Hadoop, Spark, Netezza, Teradata, Snowflake, or similar). 

·       Understanding of data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, and streaming/real-time data processing. 

·       Experience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or C2S/ICGovCloud deployments. 

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts clearly. 

·       Hands-on experience deploying analytics solutions within IC/DoD secure environments. 

·       Familiarity with mission-specific data types, formats, and workflows used by NGA, NSA, NRO, DIA, or other IC agencies. 

·       Understanding of high availability and zero-copy reliability architectures. 

·       Roughly 30% travel expected.

Ideal Applicant: 

·       Experience with vector-based geospatial data processing and analytics 

·       Experience with machine learning lifecycle implementations 

·       Experience with cyber anomaly detection, deep packet analysis, or threat hunting