Database Architect

Database Architect

Reading, PA or Tampa, FL | Hybrid (2 days onsite) | Contract-to-Hire (Direct Hire for the right talent)

Candidates willing to relocate to these areas would be highly considered

W2 only - No visa/No 3rd party candidates

Please send resume to: [email protected]

Position Summary

We're seeking a Database Architect to design and govern enterprise database and data platforms supporting transactional, operational, and analytical workloads. This role will be responsible for evaluating technologies, defining data models, and ensuring scalable, high-performing database architecture across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

Design and review data architectures for enterprise applications and platformsDevelop conceptual, logical, and physical data modelsEvaluate and recommend appropriate relational, analytical, and NoSQL data platformsSupport application teams during discovery and solution design phasesDefine standards for database design, performance, scalability, and reliabilityPartner with engineers and architects to support integration, ETL, streaming, and analytics initiativesGuide cloud migration and modernization efforts

Qualifications

10+ years of Database/Data Architecture experienceAdvanced data modeling expertiseExperience designing architectures across OLTP, ODS, OLAP, Data Warehouse, and Lakehouse environmentsStrong knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and modern cloud-based data platformsExperience with Snowflake and AWS data servicesUnderstanding of relational and NoSQL databasesStrong architecture decision-making and consulting skillsExperience supporting performance, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery requirements

Preferred Experience

AWSSnowflakeTalendSparkPythonData Governance and MDM exposure

Ideal Candidate

An experienced architect who understands where transactional, operational, analytical, and document-based data platforms fit best and can confidently guide application teams toward the right architectural decisions.