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Tata Consultancy Services lists this Database Architect opportunity in charlotte, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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
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 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Worksite address
charlotte, NC, 28245, US
Who can apply
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