Database Engineer Consultant

First Citizens Bank; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank seeks a Database Engineer Consultant to lead enterprise database architecture across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will govern designs, drive modernization, and guide security and disaster recovery strategies while collaborating with management and business units.

The role requires deep DB expertise, leadership in architecture reviews, and hands-on guidance for reliability and cost-effective solutions across diverse platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field and 8+ years in database tech.
• Experience in mission-critical environments with high availability and disaster recovery.
• Experience with regulated environments requiring strong security and compliance.
• Experience leading cloud and on-premises database architecture efforts.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise database architecture standards.
• Govern cloud and on-premises database designs.
• Lead Architecture Review Group activities and ensure alignment with standards.
• Develop and maintain database diagrams, standards, and procedures.
• Drive adoption of cloud database technologies across environments.
• Conduct R&D for database modernization and automation.
• Lead PoC initiatives for emerging platforms and technologies.
• Design and maintain disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
• Provide consultative direction across the bank's database landscape.
• Advise partners on reliability, scalability, security, availability, and recovery solutions.
• Support enterprise initiatives through architecture reviews and recommendations.

Skills

Database administration

Database architecture

Cloud adoption

Security compliance

Disaster recovery

Architecture governance

High availability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PostgreSQL

DB2

Netezza

Oracle Database

SQL Server

MongoDB

Job description

Overview

The Database Engineer Consultant serves as a senior technical leader responsible for defining, governing, and advancing enterprise database architecture, and engineering standards across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role provides technical leadership for database platforms, architecture reviews, cloud adoption initiatives, security compliance, disaster recovery strategies, automation, and emerging technology adoption by presenting technical alternatives and solutions to management that are reliable, adaptable, and cost-effective. It also provides consultative guidance to associates, management, and business units through expertise in multiple technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise database architecture standards, roadmaps, and reference architectures.
• Provide governance and oversight for cloud and on-premises database designs.
• Lead Architecture Review Group activities and ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards.
• Develop and maintain database architecture diagrams, standards, and procedures documentation.
• Drive adoption of cloud database technologies across various environments.
• Conduct research and development activities supporting database modernization and automation.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for emerging platforms and technologies.
• Design and maintain enterprise disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
• Provide consultative direction and technical expertise across the Bank's database infrastructure landscape.
• Advise business and technology partners on reliability, scalability, security, availability, and recovery solutions.
• Support enterprise initiatives through architecture reviews and technology recommendations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience in Database Technologies OR High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Database Technologies

• Deep understanding of database administration, architecture, engineering, and operational support.
• Experience supporting mission-critical environments requiring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Experience working within regulated environments with strong security and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of Database Administration, Engineering, or Architecture experience.
• Experience supporting Banking, Financial Services, or other highly regulated industries.
• Expertise with (preferably in this order) PostgreSQL, DB2, Netezza, Oracle Database, SQL Server, MongoDB
• Experience with various database and infrastructure management and monitoring tools
• Experience leading technology modernization, cloud adoption, and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Preferred Certifications

• Certifications for PostgreSQL, DB2, Netezza, Oracle Database, SQL Server, MongoDB

Core Competencies

• Enterprise Database Architecture
• Cloud Database Engineering
• AWS and Hybrid Cloud Technologies
• Technical Leadership
• Database Modernization
• Security & Compliance Governance
• Disaster Recovery & High Availability
• Vendor & Technology Evaluation

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.