Senior Database Technical Architect

andersen; Oak Park Heights (MN); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work location

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Andersen Corporation seeks a Senior Technical Architect, Database Platforms, to define target-state database architectures and lead enterprise data platforms. You will align roadmaps with business goals and partner with infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to deliver secure, scalable data services.

The role is hybrid, based in Oak Park Heights, MN, with responsibilities spanning modernization, governance, and technical mentorship of engineers and administrators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive experience in database engineering, administration, or platform engineering roles.
• Five (5) years of experience designing and leading enterprise-scale database architecture.
• Deep expertise in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, performance optimization, and database security.
• Experience developing technology standards, roadmaps, and architecture documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Database Platform Strategy and Architecture with enterprise standards and reference designs.
• Define target-state strategies for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and cloud services.
• Evaluate new technologies to improve scalability, security, and efficiency.
• Create roadmaps aligning database capabilities with business priorities and strategy.
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to design solutions.
• Ensure performance, availability, recoverability, and compliance of database services.
• Provide guidance through planning, design, implementation, and operations.
• Lead modernization and cloud migration initiatives for hybrid environments.
• Develop platform automation and self-service capabilities.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Communication Skills

Architecture Design

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Cloud database services

Job description

ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:
At Andersen, we see possibility everywhere, every day and in everything we do. The possibility for our employees to achieve their full potential, for our communities to be stronger and for everyone to have a healthier, happier place to live.

Our portfolio of brands - Andersen Windows & Doors, Renewal by Andersen and Fenetres MQ - is crafted to serve customers across the new residential, home improvement and light commercial building sector.

Join our more than 13,000 employees who are inspired every day to deliver exceptional experiences that turn possibility into reality.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Technical Architect, Database Platforms proactively leads and supports activities that guide the development, modernization, and management of Andersen's enterprise database platforms and services. This hands-on technology leadership role is responsible for defining target-state database architectures, establishing standards and best practices, and enabling secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective data platform solutions that support business and technology objectives.

This individual partners closely with infrastructure, cloud, application, cybersecurity, and product teams to develop database strategies, roadmaps, and technical solutions that accelerate business outcomes while ensuring operational excellence.

This is a hybrid role based out of our Oak Park Heights, MN office location.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead Database Platform Strategy and Architecture

• Develop and maintain enterprise database architecture standards, patterns, and reference designs.
• Define target-state strategies for database platforms including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, cloud database services, and emerging technologies.
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend investments that improve scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Create architectural roadmaps that align database capabilities with business priorities and long-term technology strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Deliver Business Outcomes Through Technology Leadership

• Collaborate with product teams, application owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to design and implement database solutions that support critical business services.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, availability, recoverability, security, and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical guidance throughout project lifecycles, including planning, design, implementation, and operational transition.

Drive Database Modernization and Cloud Adoption

• Lead database modernization initiatives and migration strategies involving hybrid and cloud-based solutions.
• Develop approaches for platform automation, infrastructure as code, self-service capabilities, and operational efficiency.
• Champion continuous improvement and simplification efforts across database services.

Establish Operational Excellence Standards

• Define standards for database performance management, monitoring, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, cyber recovery, and high availability.
• Ensure architecture decisions support operational supportability, resiliency, and service reliability objectives.
• Review platform health metrics and identify opportunities for optimization and risk reduction.

Provide Technical Leadership and Mentorship

• Serve as the senior technical authority for database technologies and related platform services.
• Mentor engineers and administrators through coaching, architecture reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.
• Promote engineering best practices, technical consistency, and continuous learning.

Governance, Risk, and Security

• Partner with cybersecurity and compliance teams to incorporate security controls, data protection standards, and governance requirements into platform designs.
• Assess technology risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure database services align with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive experience in database engineering, administration, or platform engineering roles.
• Five (5) years of experience designing and leading enterprise-scale database architecture.
• Deep expertise in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, performance optimization, and database security.
• Experience developing technology standards, roadmaps, and architecture documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Pay Range

$111,137.00 - $172,263.00

CULTURE AND BENEFITS

At Andersen, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, the