Remote Expert Database Architect — Cloud & Modernization

Ensono; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 155,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Three health plan options

401k with company match

Dental, vision, disability, life and S

Family Forming Benefit including IVF/​

Paid childbearing and paternal leave

Education Reimbursement, Student Loan

Sabbatical leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking an Expert Database Architect for remote work in the United States. This role is the pinnacle technical authority for database strategy, modernization, and cloud transformation across major client accounts.

You will mentor engineers, drive standards, and lead strategic initiatives with executive stakeholders. You will partner with product, engineering, and sales teams to shape service offerings, govern data platforms, and ensure security, governance, and resiliency across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in database architecture, engineering, administration, or enterprise data platform leadership.
• 7+ years leading enterprise-scale database modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Expert-level knowledge of cloud database services (Azure/AWS) and multiple DB technologies.
• Experience with highly available, mission-critical database environments for large global enterprises.
• Strong communication and executive stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the highest-level technical authority for database architecture within assigned client accounts and strategic initiatives.
• Lead architecture strategy and roadmap development for enterprise database and data platform environments.
• Drive large-scale modernization, migration, consolidation, and cloud transformation programs.
• Establish and maintain database architecture standards, governance models, design frameworks, and best practices.
• Advise executive leadership teams on database strategy, technology investments, risk management, and transformation planning.
• Architect highly resilient, secure, scalable, and automated database solutions supporting mission-critical workloads.
• Partner with product, engineering, consulting, and sales teams to shape and evolve Ensono’s database services portfolio.
• Lead technical due diligence efforts, assessments, and architecture reviews for strategic opportunities.
• Provide expert guidance on emerging technologies, including: Database automation; AI-enabled operations; Platform engineering; Data modernization; Containerized database platforms; Cloud-native architectures.
• Support strategic pursuits by developing differentiated database solutions and participating in executive client presentations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to C-level executives, business leaders, and senior technology stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop Solution Architects, Database Architects, Consultants, and Engineering teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through innovation, automation, operational excellence, and modernization.
• Represent Ensono as a subject matter expert through industry events, client workshops, technical publications, and strategic engagements.

Skills

Database architecture

Cloud transformation

Executive stakeholder alignment

Mentoring architects

Enterprise data platforms

Automation

Security governance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle Database

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB (NoSQL)

Cloud-native database services

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Ensono is seeking an Expert Database Architect for remote work in the United States. This role is the pinnacle technical authority for database strategy, modernization, and cloud transformation across major client accounts.

You will mentor engineers, drive standards, and lead strategic initiatives with executive stakeholders. You will partner with product, engineering, and sales teams to shape service offerings, govern data platforms, and ensure security, governance, and resiliency across