Petabyte-Scale Cloud Database Architect

Black Canyon Consulting; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k plan with employer contribution

Paid holidays and vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting is seeking a Database Architect with expertise in cloud technologies to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). This full-time position focuses on designing and optimizing large-scale databases for biomedical research, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.

The role requires 5+ years of experience with cloud-hosted databases and advanced SQL capabilities. The company offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including medical coverage, 401k contributions, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional database experience with large, distributed, or cloud-hosted databases.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL including schema design and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Linux/UNIX environments and scripting (Bash, Python).

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize cloud-based database architectures for petabyte-scale biomedical datasets.
• Implement and manage database partitioning, sharding, and replication strategies.
• Tuning queries, schemas, and indexing strategies for high-throughput workloads.

Skills

Cloud-based database design

SQL optimization

Database partitioning

Linux/UNIX scripting

Cloud database services

Tools

Amazon RDS

Azure SQL Server

Docker

Job description

Black Canyon Consulting is seeking a Database Architect with expertise in cloud technologies to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). This full-time position focuses on designing and optimizing large-scale databases for biomedical research, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.

The role requires 5+ years of experience with cloud-hosted databases and advanced SQL capabilities. The company offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including medical coverage, 401k contributions, and paid time off.