Lead Database Architect (Remote)

NTT DATA, Inc.; 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 across multiple projects. This role involves designing databases and analytics systems while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in database management, with a focus on innovative solutions to enhance data quality and performance. Join a forward-thinking organization that values expertise and offers the opportunity to lead a team in delivering high-quality database solutions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee project technical and functional DBAs ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Collaborate with teams to meet application data needs and manage database issues.

Skills

Database Administration

Data Integrity

Performance Optimization

Data Security

Business Intelligence

Data Modeling

Collaboration with Development Teams

Education

Undergraduate degree in IT or related field

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.
• 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: