Database Architect

Compensation: $175k – $195k • No equity

**DATABASE ARCHITECT ** Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Hybrid – 2 days onsite / 3 days remote

**ABOUT THE ROLE ** We are seeking an experienced Database Architect to define and govern enterprise data architecture for a large-scale federal platform hosted on AWS. This role will design data models, storage architecture, and data-flow strategies supporting high-volume filing, dissemination, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in enterprise database architecture, AWS data services, data governance, scalability, security, and regulatory compliance, and will work closely with product, cloud, and engineering teams.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ** • Define and maintain enterprise data architecture and logical/physical data models.

• Design scalable storage, partitioning, indexing, and data-access strategies.

• Architect solutions using Amazon Aurora, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, and Amazon Redshift.

• Establish standards for data governance, data lineage, data quality, and data lifecycle management.

• Design scalable data pipelines, system integrations, and data dissemination patterns.

• Ensure data security, encryption, privacy, integrity, and regulatory auditability.

• Partner with Product Architects, AWS Architects, and engineering teams on cross-functional architecture requirements.

• Enable analytics, reporting, and AI/ML initiatives through well-designed enterprise data architecture.

• Review database designs, mentor database developers, and promote data architecture best practices.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ** • 10+ years of experience in data engineering and database architecture.

• Extensive experience designing enterprise data models for large-scale systems.

• Experience implementing AWS data services in high-volume production environments.

• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance, security, and regulatory compliance.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

**REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS ** • Enterprise Data Architecture

• Data Modeling

• Relational Database Design

• NoSQL Database Architecture

• AWS Data Services

• Amazon Aurora

• Amazon DynamoDB

• Amazon S3

• Amazon Redshift

• Data Storage Architecture

• Data Partitioning Strategies

• Data Access and Integration Architecture

• Data Pipelines

• Data Governance

• Data Lineage

• Data Quality Management

• Data Security and Encryption

• Regulatory Auditability

• AI/ML Data Enablement

• Cross-Functional Architecture Collaboration

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• U.S. work authorization required.

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• AWS Data Analytics or related AWS certification.

• Experience with financial regulatory or high-volume transaction-processing systems.

• Experience supporting AI/ML data platforms and analytics initiatives.

**BENEFITS / COMPENSATION ** Salary Range: $175,000 – $195,000 per year