Database Architect

What success looks like in this role:

• Design and implement complex database solutions using modern database technologies such as NoSQL, SQL, cloud databases to support our organization's needs.
• Develop and maintain database architecture and standards for our organization, including implementing best practices for data management, data governance, and data security.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure that database designs are optimized for performance and scalability, and implement strategies such as sharing, partitioning, and caching.
• Develop data models and database schemas to support business requirements, using techniques such as entity-relationship modeling, data normalization, and data denormalization.
• Develop strategies for data backup, recovery, and security, using technologies such as replication, failover, and encryption.
• Monitor and tune database performance to ensure optimal system performance, using tools such as profiling, tracing, and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain database documentation, including data dictionaries, data lineage, and data quality.
• Evaluate new database technologies and tools and make recommendations for their adoption, including evaluating cloud-based database services, data warehousing solutions, and big data technologies.
• Work closely with system administrators to ensure that database systems are properly configured and maintained, including managing database security, access controls, and capacity planning.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in database architecture and design, with experience in modern database technologies.
• Expertise in database design, data modeling, and schema development.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and other database query languages
• Experience with cloud-based NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Document DB
• Experience with cloud-based SQL databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL or MS SQL or Amazon RDS
• Experience with data backup, recovery, and security strategies, including experience with backup and restore solutions such as AWS Backup, and security solutions such as AWS Secrets Manager
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Desirable: Experience with data analytics and machine learning technologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile development environment, and experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.
• Knowledge of BI tools, preferably Power BI, or similar tools would be desirable.

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You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in database architecture and design, with experience in modern database technologies.

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