Lead Database Architect (Remote)

NTT DATA; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Lead Database Architect to oversee database administration and ensure data integrity and performance. This role involves leading large-scale projects, collaborating with development teams, and innovating solutions for data quality. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in health and human services projects and a strong background in database management. If you are passionate about data and want to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in state-level health and human services projects.
• 5+ years of database administration experience including disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical and functional DBAs for large scale projects.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and performance optimization.

Skills

Database Administration

Data Security

Data Modeling

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Education

Undergraduate degree in IT or related field

Graduate degree

Tools

Azure

Oracle

Db2

Job description

NTT DATA seeks a Lead Database Architect for a proposal effort scheduled for award in late 2025.

The Lead Database Architect will provide oversight for multiple technical and functional database administrators. Design database, warehouse, sharing, integration, and security based on both state and federal requirements. Participate in planning business intelligence and analytics systems. Provide oversight of the development of data models, data taxonomy, and data standards used by project teams. Maintain data health and performance across the supported enterprise. Provide research into products, tools, processes, and procedures to identify innovations to improve quality and performance of data.

Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight for project technical and functional DBAs.
• Leads large scale projects.
• Develops and maintains database models and schemas.
• Ensures data integrity, security, and performance optimization.
• Collaborates with development teams to meet application data needs.
• Manages monitoring and troubleshooting of database issues.
• Maintains physical integrity of all production databases.
• Maintains data health and performance of all production databases.
• Manages day-to-day delivery of results to ensure meeting or exceeding operational contractual and service level commitment obligations to clients.
• Possesses and applies advanced knowledge of database principles and practices.
• Possesses and applies advanced knowledge of government data security requirements (HIPAA, NIST, CJIS, etc.).
• Possesses advanced knowledge of database definition, design, and configuration.
• Utilizes extensive design leadership experiences with non-traditional database systems.
• Supports the design, development and maintenance of Business Intelligence and Analytics applications.
• Researches products, tools, processes, and principles to introduce innovative solutions for improving data quality and performance.
• Understands how to work with State and Federal Health and Human Services Data.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of state level health and human services projects experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of database administration experience, including database definition, design, configuration, database backups, and disaster recovery.
• Undergraduate degree in IT or related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Graduate degree.
• Database Administration certification (e.g., Azure, Oracle, Db2).