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[Available talent](https://blackpowdersearch.com/talent) / SOF Intelligence Analyst → Data Architect, Cleared Example profile Special Operations Aviation TS/SCI with CI polygraph (current) Available: 30 days

# SOF Intelligence Analyst → Data Architect, Cleared

Reference BPS-CIADA

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## Track record since leaving service

Four years building the data platform for a defense technology company through Series B to Series D, arriving as the second data hire and leaving as the architect of a lakehouse serving 40 analysts and three government programs. Designed the ingest and retention model that carried the company through its first FedRAMP Moderate authorization without a single control finding against the data layer. Fourteen years in Army Special Operations Aviation as an intelligence technician, which is where the instinct for what an analyst actually needs at three in the morning comes from — and why the platform gets used rather than worked around.

## Certifications

- AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
- CISSP

## Why we represent this candidate

Every candidate we put forward has cleared three filters, not one: academic
achievement, service in U.S. Special Operations, and a documented commercial
record after separating. This profile is here because all three are verified —
the third is the one most veteran-hiring pipelines never check.

## What happens when you ask for an introduction

We confirm the fit against your actual requirement before anyone's time is spent,
then make the introduction directly. If this candidate is not right, we will say
so and tell you who in the pool is closer.

Service record

Branch

Army

Community

Special Operations Aviation

Rank band

Warrant Officer

Years of service

14

Separated

2020

Clearance

TS/SCI with CI polygraph (current)

Education

MS Computer Science, BS Mathematics

Seeking

Target roles

Data Architect, Principal Data Engineer, Head of Data Platform

Seniority

Principal / Head of

Functions

Data, Software, Cloud infrastructure

Industries

Defense technology

Locations

Alexandria, VA, Tampa, FL

Remote

Open to remote

Availability

30 days

Compensation target

$210,000–$245,000

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Next step

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An onboarding call with our COO and the lead recruiter, and you will know
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