Lead Database Architect (Remote)

Lensa; United States; Remote; USD 109,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa is seeking a Lead Database Architect for NTT DATA, responsible for overseeing database administrators and ensuring data integrity and security. This role involves leading large projects, maintaining database health, and collaborating with development teams. Candidates should have extensive experience in database administration, particularly in state-level health services, and possess a strong understanding of data security requirements.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending or health savings account

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability coverage

Paid time off

Employee assistance

401k program with company match

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of state level health and human services projects experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of database administration experience.
• Possesses advanced knowledge of government data security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight for project technical and functional DBAs.
• Leads large scale projects.
• Ensures data integrity, security, and performance optimization.

Skills

Database Administration

Data Integrity

Data Security

Performance Optimization

Business Intelligence

Education

Undergraduate degree in IT or related field

Graduate degree

Tools

Azure

Oracle

Db2

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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 of10 years of state level health and human services projects experience
• Minumum 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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