Senior Cloud Database Architect

Caltriko Solutions - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Atlanta, GA

About the position

The Senior Cloud Database Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable database solutions in a cloud environment, specifically AWS. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure effective data management, automation, and adherence to best practices. The architect will lead efforts in database automation, disaster recovery planning, and performance tuning while mentoring team members and ensuring successful delivery of solutions to customers.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain high performance, scalable, and stable database solutions.
• Work with customers, deployment squads, and product management to identify and document use case scenarios.
• Lead on all data solution aspects including setting data standards and providing technical expertise to development teams.
• Design databases solutions that are highly available and meet disaster recovery requirements.
• Design effective data store solutions that account for effective capacity planning, data tiering, and data life-cycle management.
• Develop and maintain automated systems for AWS Cloud based products and services.
• Troubleshoot issues with automations and ensure efficient solutions.
• Collaborate with team members for effective and efficient automations.
• Evaluate existing automation processes and identify areas of improvement.
• Monitor and validate performance and functionality of automated processes to ensure objectives are met.
• Develop and maintain documentation for automated processes and ensure knowledge transfer.
• Mentor team members on new technologies and automation processes.
• Work with QA to create detailed test plans and needed tooling for production volume data.
• Ensure successful delivery of solutions, training, and documentation internally and with customers.
• Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems.
• Participate in code reviews and create documentation for engineering and cross-functional practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end technical and business viability.
• Learn new database technologies as necessary.

Requirements

• Experience with database automation in AWS, preferably with RDS, Oracle, or Postgres.
• Strong knowledge of database design and architecture principles.
• Experience in disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• Proficiency in performance tuning and troubleshooting of databases.
• Ability to create and maintain documentation for processes and systems.
• Experience in mentoring and training team members on new technologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with data compliance and security standards.
• Experience with heterogeneous database interface deployment.
• Knowledge of capacity planning processes and resource utilization.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity for professional development
• Hybrid work environment