Senior Database Architect & Cloud Transformation Lead

First Citizens Bank; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank in North Carolina seeks a Database Engineer Consultant to lead enterprise database architecture across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will drive standards, architecture reviews, DR strategies, automation, and modernization initiatives while providing guidance to associates and business units.

The role requires deep expertise in multiple database platforms, security and compliance, and the ability to present technical options to management that are reliable,

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of database administration, architecture, engineering, and operational support.
• Experience with high availability and disaster recovery in mission-critical environments.
• Experience in regulated environments with strong security and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise database architecture standards, roadmaps, and reference architectures.
• Provide governance for cloud and on-premises database designs.
• Lead Architecture Review Group activities in line with enterprise technology standards.
• Develop and maintain database architecture diagrams, standards, and procedures.
• Drive adoption of cloud database technologies across environments.
• Conduct R&D for database modernization and automation.
• Lead PoC initiatives for emerging platforms and technologies.
• Design disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
• Advise partners on reliability, scalability, security, availability, and recovery.
• Support enterprise initiatives through architecture reviews and technology recommendations.

Skills

Database administration

Database architecture

Engineering

Operational support

Security and compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PostgreSQL

DB2

Netezza

Oracle Database

SQL Server

MongoDB

Job description

First Citizens Bank in North Carolina seeks a Database Engineer Consultant to lead enterprise database architecture across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will drive standards, architecture reviews, DR strategies, automation, and modernization initiatives while providing guidance to associates and business units.

The role requires deep expertise in multiple database platforms, security and compliance, and the ability to present technical options to management that are reliable,