Senior Database Architect & Cloud Strategy Lead

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Database Engineer Consultant to lead enterprise database architecture across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will set standards, review designs, and guide modernization initiatives with a focus on reliability and cost efficiency.

You will collaborate with management and technical teams to ensure security, disaster recovery, and high availability while driving automation and adoption of new database technologies.

Qualifications

• Depth in database administration, architecture, engineering, and operations.
• Experience in high availability and disaster recovery for mission-critical apps.
• Experience in regulated environments with strong security/compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise database architecture standards, roadmaps, and reference architectures.
• Provide governance and oversight for cloud and on-premises database designs.
• Lead Architecture Review Group activities and ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards.
• Develop and maintain database architecture diagrams, standards, and procedures documentation.
• Drive adoption of cloud database technologies across various environments.
• Conduct research and development activities supporting database modernization and automation.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for emerging platforms and technologies.
• Design and maintain enterprise disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
• Provide consultative direction and technical expertise across the Bank's database infrastructure landscape.
• Advise business and technology partners on reliability, scalability, security, availability, and recovery solutions.
• Support enterprise initiatives through architecture reviews and technology recommendations.

Skills

Database architecture

Cloud engineering

Security & compliance

Disaster recovery

High availability

Education

Experience in DB technologies (8+ yrs with degree)

Tools

DB management tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Database Engineer Consultant to lead enterprise database architecture across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will set standards, review designs, and guide modernization initiatives with a focus on reliability and cost efficiency.

You will collaborate with management and technical teams to ensure security, disaster recovery, and high availability while driving automation and adoption of new database technologies.