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Database Architect
 Tata Consultancy Services | |
$110,000 - $130,000
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 United States, North Carolina, Charlotte | |
 Oct 28, 2026 | |
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Job Description
Database Architect Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Required Qualifications: *
7+ years as an Infrastructure Engineer or working in a similar function *
Define and own the target architecture and engineering strategy for modern database platforms across the enterprise *
Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and standards for document (CockroachDB), in-memory (Redis) platforms *
Ensure architecture aligns with hybrid, multi-cloud, and sovereignty considerations *
Lead the creation of API-driven, self-service database platforms that abstract complexity from application teams *
Define and implement, service catalogs, golden deployment patterns, standardized provisioning workflows, reusable automation frameworks *
Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code and platform-as-a-product principles *
Ensure the platform delivers, consistent developer experience, rapid provisioning, standardized configurations, built-in governance and controls *
Architect database services for enterprise-grade resilience, including multi-region/multi-site high availability, failover and disaster recovery strategies, backup/restore frameworks *
Lead performance engineering, including sharding and partitioning strategies, caching patterns (e.g., Redis integration), workload isolation and scaling models *
Define and enforce SLOs/SLAs and reliability benchmarks *
Introduce proactive capacity planning and performance optimization models *
Ensure deep integration with core infrastructure layers network (segmentation, routing, load balancing), compute (VM, bare metal, container orchestration), storage (block, file, object; performance tiers) *
Partner with infrastructure and cloud teams to optimize deployment models, standardize connectivity and security patterns, enable Kubernetes/operator-based database management Desired Qualifications: *
Experience leading platform engineering or internal developer platform initiatives *
Experience in financial services or regulated enterprise environments *
Experience with Kubernetes operators for databases *
Knowledge of multi-cloud architectures and data sovereignty models *
Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.) *
Exposure to data governance and enterprise data architecture frameworks *
Platform thinking and product mindset *
Architectural leadership and systems design *
Deep database engineering expertise *
Automation-first mindset *
Cross-domain integration (infra, security, enterprise systems) *
Strong stakeholder management and influence The ideal candidate: *
Operates at a lead/architect level, bridging strategy and execution *
Can standardize and scale database services across a complex enterprise *
Balances engineering rigor with usability and developer experience *
Proactively identifies risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities *
Drives alignment across technology, operations, and governance domains Skills: *
Adaptability *
Business Acumen *
Production Support *
Solution Design *
Stakeholder Management *
Automation *
Influence *
Innovative Thinking *
Solution Delivery Process *
Technical Strategy Development *
CockroachDB Salary Range- $110,000-$130,000 a year
Location
Charlotte, NC
Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Technical Architect
ID
434104
Skills
Database
Salary Range
$110,000 - $130,000 | |