Remote Cloud Data Architect for AI & Vector DBs

Dynanet Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dynanet Corporation is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design, build, and optimize cloud-native data platforms that support traditional workloads and AI/LLM applications. This role requires deep hands-on expertise across relational, NoSQL, and vector databases, with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and reliability in the cloud.

You will architect data models, tune queries, enable semantic search and embeddings, and collaborate with AI/ML teams to deliver end-to-end data

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and supporting database systems.
• 5-8 years of strong expertise in relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Amazon Aurora).
• Strong SQL skills and solid understanding of query optimization and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of data security, encryption, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to translate business and application requirements into scalable data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement cloud-native database solutions across relational, NoSQL, and vector database technologies.
• Design and optimize data models, schemas, indexing strategies, and storage patterns for performance and scalability.
• Build and manage vector databases to support similarity search, recommendations, and AI inference pipelines.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers, application developers, and platform teams to integrate databases into end-to-end systems.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, security, and compliance across all database platforms.
• Optimize cost, performance, and reliability in cloud environments.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, backup, and automation for database operations.
• Provide technical leadership, documentation, and best-practice guidance to engineering teams.
• Evaluate and recommend new database technologies and cloud services as requirements evolve.

Skills

Database design

Relational databases

SQL

Data modeling

NoSQL

Cloud databases

Data security

Performance tuning

DevOps/DataOps

LLM platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Amazon Aurora

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Cassandra

Weaviate

pgvector

Job description

Dynanet Corporation is seeking an experienced Data Architect to design, build, and optimize cloud-native data platforms that support traditional workloads and AI/LLM applications. This role requires deep hands-on expertise across relational, NoSQL, and vector databases, with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and reliability in the cloud.

You will architect data models, tune queries, enable semantic search and embeddings, and collaborate with AI/ML teams to deliver end-to-end data