TechWish ยท 9 hours ago
Database Architect
Manassas, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expTechWish is a company focused on providing secure financial messaging services. They are seeking an experienced Storage and Database Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of both relational and non-relational database systems, ensuring high-performance data infrastructure for business-critical applications.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Design high-performance, resilient data storage and database architectures for on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments
Architect and design end-to-end solutions integrating storage platforms with relational and non-relational databases
Partner with engineering, DevOps, and business teams to assess requirements and translate them into robust, scalable technical solutions
Lead the evaluation and selection of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, object, cloud-based) aligned with data platform needs
Provide governance and technical leadership in data availability, integrity, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on best practices in data management, storage optimization, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
Develop and maintain architectural standards, reference models, and solution blueprints
Contribute to capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost optimization across storage and database platforms
Design cloud-compatible database architectures using Oracle RAC, Oracle ExaCC, Oracle GoldenGate, Cassandra, Amazon RDS, Azure Database, Google Cloud SQL, and other cloud-native database solutions
Provide expertise in migrating, managing, and maintaining database solutions across cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Evaluate, recommend, and integrate new database technologies and strategies, including serverless databases, managed database services, and data warehousing solutions
Ensure compliance with industry best practices related to data security, availability, performance, and disaster recovery across cloud and hybrid environments
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, analyze data needs, and provide strategic database solutions
Evaluate and recommend the right backend storage technology and architecture to meet the IO needs of database and applications
Mentor database administrators and developers to adopt best practices in database design, backup and recovery solutions, cloud integration, and management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
Minimum 7 years of experience in database architecture and administration
Strong experience with Oracle RAC, Oracle ExaCC, Oracle GoldenGate and Apache Cassandra
Proven expertise in designing and deploying relational and non-relational database solutions, including NoSQL databases
Solid experience working with cloud infrastructure, specifically with managed database services such as OCI Autonomous Database, AWS Aurora, Azure Cosmos DB, and GCP Bigtable
Excellent knowledge of database performance tuning, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery strategies in cloud environments
Exposure to secret management tools such as Hashicorp and Oracle KeyVault
Strong expertise in the area of SQL and NoSQL databases observability in cloud and hybrid environments
Strong understanding of compliance standards such as CIS both for OS and databases
Proven experience with enterprise storage systems (e.g., NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage) and database technologies (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their storage/database offerings (e.g., S3, RDS, Azure SQL)
Experience designing solutions with high availability, replication, and disaster recovery in mind
Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and leadership skills
Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with technical and business stakeholders
Preferred
Experience managing hybrid and multi-cloud database environments
Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
Experience with data lakes, data warehousing, and modern analytics platforms
Exposure to tools, such as Jira, Ansible, Xray, Robot Framework, Cloudbees, Jenkins, ServiceNow, Enterprise secret mgmt. tools, Confluence, MS Office
Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and persistent storage integration (CSI drivers)
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, GKE)
Familiarity with Red Hat supporting infrastructure vRA/VROps
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), AWS Certified Database Specialty, Azure Database certifications, or related certifications
Company
TechWish
TechWish Services is an entity addressing IT services and product development.
501-1000 employees
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