Tech Director: Enterprise DB Modernization & Cross-Platform

Jobtailor; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Senior Technology Leader to define enterprise database modernization strategy, drive cross-platform migration, and lead AI-assisted transformation initiatives. You will shape roadmaps, build reusable migration frameworks, and collaborate with CIO and executive teams in a hybrid in-office setting.

Responsibilities include directing SQL Server and other database platform modernization efforts, establishing standards and governance, and delivering secure,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience
• 10+ years of experience in database engineering, data architecture, distributed systems, platform engineering, or enterprise application modernization
• 8+ years of experience designing or leading complex database migration, modernization, or platform transformation initiatives
• Distinguished Engineer-level technical strategy, complex problem-solving, and enterprise influence
• Deep expertise in database internals, data architecture, query processing, transaction management, schema design, performance engineering, resiliency, and data movement
• Experience with multiple relational SQL, distributed SQL, NoSQL, and cloud-native database technologies
• Experience designing automation frameworks, migration tooling, code-conversion capabilities, or large-scale engineering platforms
• Experience leading highly technical engineering teams in large, complex, and regulated environments
• Experience communicating technical strategies and architectural tradeoffs to engineering and executive audiences
• Demonstrated expertise with database platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, YugabyteDB, or comparable technologies
• Experience with database abstraction layers, portable data-access patterns, compatibility frameworks, or cross-platform standards
• Experience applying generative AI, machine learning, static code analysis, or semantic analysis to software and database transformation
• Working knowledge of Python, Java, C#, Go, PowerShell, or equivalent enterprise automation languages
• Experience with SQL dialect conversion, stored procedure transformation, schema conversion, and automated regression testing
• Experience with container platforms, cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated software delivery
• Knowledge of database security, encryption, identity and access management, data protection, regulatory controls, and secure development
• Experience building enterprise platforms consumed by multiple application and infrastructure organizations
• Ability to convert proofs of concept into secure, resilient, supported, and scalable production capabilities
• Experience developing technical talent and career pathways for senior technologists
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred
• Relevant cloud, architecture, database, artificial intelligence, or security certifications
• Ability to work in an in-office hybrid environment
• Must not require visa sponsorship
• No relocation allowance is provided

Responsibilities

• Define the enterprise technical strategy and target-state architecture for database portability and cross-platform workload mobility
• Develop roadmaps for platform abstraction, automated migration, code conversion, and workload portability
• Lead AI-assisted database transformation, including SQL code conversion, schema transformation, stored procedure remediation, compatibility analysis, and migration validation
• Engineer reusable enterprise migration frameworks covering discovery, dependency mapping, schema conversion, data movement, testing, reconciliation, cutover, and post-migration validation
• Establish platform abstraction patterns and standards to reduce application dependency and vendor lock-in
• Provide technical leadership for SQL Server lifecycle remediation, platform consolidation, data center migrations, and strategic database adoption
• Establish enterprise standards, technical acceptance criteria, quality gates, and governance for database modernization
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and direct prototypes and proofs of concept
• Lead engineering managers, principal engineers, architects, and senior technical specialists
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, architecture, cybersecurity, application development, and CIO organizations
• Communicate architecture decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and investment needs to senior executives
• Own the technical roadmap and execution to reduce migration timelines, engineering effort, platform dependency, and modernization cost

Skills

Technology Strategic Leadership

Database Engineering

Complex Database Migration

SQL Server Expertise

Automation Framework Development

Cloud-Native Architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

AI in Database Transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science

Advanced degree preferred

Cloud Certification

Architecture Certification

Database Certification

AI Certification

Security Certification

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle Database

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

YugabyteDB

Python

Java

C#

Go

PowerShell

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Senior Technology Leader to define enterprise database modernization strategy, drive cross-platform migration, and lead AI-assisted transformation initiatives. You will shape roadmaps, build reusable migration frameworks, and collaborate with CIO and executive teams in a hybrid in-office setting.

Responsibilities include directing SQL Server and other database platform modernization efforts, establishing standards and governance, and delivering secure,