Senior Database Architect

Delaplex; India; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in India is seeking a Senior Database Architect to lead the design and governance of database platforms for OPTO Products and Projects. This position demands significant experience in architecting high-availability database ecosystems using SQL and NoSQL technologies. Ideal candidates will have over 15 years of progressive experience, strong leadership skills, and a solid understanding of database standards and optimization strategies. A blend of technical and interpersonal skills is crucial for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in database engineering and architecture.
• Hands-on leadership of large-scale, mission-critical database environments.
• Strong background in database performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture of enterprise database platforms.
• Design and govern database architectures ensuring scalability and high availability.
• Provide architectural oversight for MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB environments.

Skills

Leadership

SQL

Database Architecture

Design

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS-SQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

About Company

At Delaplex, we believe true organizational distinction comes from exceptional products and services. Founded in 2008, we have grown into a trusted name in technology consulting and supply chain solutions. Guided by our core values, we don’t just deliver solutions, we create meaningful impact.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Database Architect with deep, enterprise-level experience to lead the design, evolution, and governance of database platforms supporting OPTO Products and Projects. This role requires a proven track record of architecting complex, high-availability database ecosystems across SQL and NoSQL technologies while providing technical leadership and strategic direction.

Essential Job Duties

• Lead the end-to-end architecture of enterprise database platforms across SQL and NoSQL technologies.
• Design and govern database architectures ensuring scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Define and enforce enterprise database standards, architecture principles, and best practices.
• Provide architectural oversight for MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB environments.
• Lead complex database migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Architect data warehousing and data integration solutions to support analytics and reporting.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and leadership teams to align database architecture with business strategy.
• Evaluate and recommend database technologies, tools, and platforms.
• Establish performance tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring strategies.
• Ensure database security, compliance, access controls, and data protection standards are met.
• Design and validate clustering, replication, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to database engineers and developers.
• Drive root‑cause analysis for complex database issues and lead remediation efforts.
• Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation, data models, and standards.

Required Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in database engineering and architecture, including significant experience designing systems for high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• Hands‑on leadership of large‑scale, mission‑critical database environments.
• Deep expertise in MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB (or equivalent enterprise SQL/NoSQL platforms).
• Strong background in database performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization.
• Experience defining and enforcing database security and governance standards.
• Ability to work independently while leading complex architectural initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Optional/Preferred Experience

• Experience leading database strategy across multiple products or business units.
• Cloud or hybrid database architecture experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience modernizing legacy database platforms.

Skills: leadership, sql, database, architecture, design, security