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Principal Data Architect

Hanscom AFB, MA, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Jun 2026

About the role

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Data Architect providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/C3M), Mission Planning Division.

The Mission Planning Division (AFLCMC/C3M) leads the development, modernization, and sustainment of enterprise Mission Planning Systems (MPS) supporting all U.S. Air Force aviation platforms. The Division delivers modular, integrated mission planning capabilities that connect operational tasking and intelligence data with aircraft avionics and aircrew mission requirements. By enabling aircrews to electronically receive and process tasking orders, intelligence inputs, target coordinates, and mission‑critical flight and weapons data, MPS enhances combat effectiveness, increases sortie generation rates, and improves aircrew readiness and survivability across the Combat Air Forces (CAF) and Mobility Air Forces (MAF).

In parallel with sustaining current mission planning capabilities, the Division is developing the next-generation Joint Mission Planning System Open Mission System (JOMS), a cloud‑based, micro‑service architecture designed to accelerate planning timelines, enhance collaboration, and deliver containerized services tailored to operational needs. Working closely with program managers, developers, industry partners, and the user community, the team is shaping the future of agile, modern mission planning. Major customers include Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

Responsibilities

Duties to inculde, but not limited to:

Provide interoperability and data architecture support to ensure data consistency, reliability, and interoperability throughout the mission planning process.
Design and maintain mission planning data architectures, schemas, and data packages supporting Government Program Office requirements and special interest programs.
Support development of Mission Planning Order of Battle (MPOB) data schemas and recommendations for integrating new intelligence and mission planning data sources.
Participate in technical meetings with Government, Intelligence Community, and mission partners to support mission planning data requirements and interoperability objectives.
Serve as a senior integration analyst supporting mission planning interface control and interoperability working groups.
Support interoperability for mission planning data formats including MPOB, ACTDF, Electronic Warfare (EW), Mission Planning Parametrics (MPP), and Common Route Definition (CRD).
Coordinate with data providers, users, and owners to ensure data reliability, consistency, and governance across mission planning environments.
Support schema development and updates to incorporate DoD and Intelligence Community standards and security marking requirements.
Provide recommendations for enhancements to mission planning systems, data repositories, and order of battle capabilities.
Serve as a technical advisor on mission planning data modernization initiatives, including data integration, cloud architectures, API implementation, and application modernization efforts.
Design architectures and provide guidance for decomposing mission planning applications into containerized microservices and cloud-based environments.
Support development of data visualizations, analytics solutions, and data quality assessments.
Provide recommendations regarding security controls, accreditation requirements, and operation of systems within classified environments.
Support operational planning, mission integration, automation, and data ingestion initiatives across mission planning platforms.
Assist in the development of Information Support Plans (ISPs), architectural documentation, and interoperability artifacts required to support mission planning capabilities.