Principal Data Architect & Technical Product Owner
SteerBridge · Vienna, VA
Pay$170k – $190k
PostedNov 15, 2026
LevelSenior
In short
SteerBridge is a modern technology company delivering innovative, mission-focused solutions to the U.S. Government and private sector.
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📋 About the job
SteerBridge is a modern technology company delivering innovative, mission-focused solutions to the U.S. Government and private sector. Leveraging deep expertise in federal acquisition, digital transformation, and emerging technologies, we deliver agile, commercial-grade capabilities that accelerate operational effectiveness and drive measurable mission success.
At the core of SteerBridge is our people—especially the veterans whose leadership, problem-solving mindset, and commitment to excellence elevate every project we support. We don’t simply hire exceptional talent; we cultivate it , creating meaningful career pathways for veterans, military spouses, and professionals who share our passion for advancing technology and strengthening the missions we serve.
🏢Position Overview
SteerBridge is seeking a senior technical leader to own enterprise data architecture and serve as the Technical Product Owner for the Modern Disability Claims (MDC) data pipeline. This position combines hands-on architectural direction with independent product prioritization, backlog decisions, sprint delivery accountability, and mentorship for Scrum teams. The successful candidate will translate mission and program priorities into scalable designs, clear engineering work, and measurable delivery outcomes while communicating effectively with senior SteerBridge and VA stakeholders.
✅Key Responsibilities
✅Own the target-state architecture for claims, clinical, and healthcare data, including conceptual, logical, and physical models, integration patterns, and cloud data platforms.
✅Independently prioritize and maintain the technical product backlog; define epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and delivery priorities in partnership with mission stakeholders.
✅Own product decisions and sprint delivery outcomes for data engineering Scrum teams; guide sprint planning, refinement, reviews, and continuous improvement in coordination with team facilitators.
✅Provide experienced leadership and mentorship to MDC Scrum teams, establishing mature Agile delivery practices, improving backlog refinement, sprint planning, execution discipline, and delivery predictability. Coach engineers, junior architects, and Scrum team members in technical delivery, product ownership practices, and architecture standards.
✅Design scalable batch and real-time ETL/ELT pipelines, schema evolution, data quality controls, lineage, observability, and governance.