Lead Database Architect (Remote)

Applicable Limited; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 109,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Database Architect to oversee critical database functions and lead innovative projects in health and human services. This role involves designing robust database systems, ensuring data integrity and security, and collaborating with development teams to enhance application performance. With a focus on both state and federal requirements, the successful candidate will drive improvements in data quality and performance while managing a skilled team of database administrators. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment that values innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

401k program with company match

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical and functional database administrators.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and performance optimization.
• Lead large scale projects and maintain production databases.

Skills

Database Administration

Data Integrity

Data Security

Business Intelligence

Analytics Systems

Data Modeling

Project Management

Government Data Security Requirements

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).

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this remote role is $109,275.00 to $182,125.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.