Principal Database Architect

Summary

Your role in our mission

Essential Job Functions

• Anticipates and resolves database integration issues for technical infrastructures of all complexities.
• Provides thought leadership for database management systems (DBMS) use, design and implementation.
• Coordinates and manages activities of multiple database management systems (DBMS) resources on a large project or account.
• Educates and provides methodology consulting to client and organization personnel.
• Provides work guidance and mentoring to less experienced personnel. Provides database related technical expertise to application development and global infrastructure efforts. Organizes and motivates project teams. Ensures communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments, and objectives. Prepares periodic reports regarding unit activities and goal attainment progress.
• Provides input to development of vision, specifies key performance requirements and defines technical critical success factors.
• Assumes a lead role in influencing client expectations and ensuring client satisfaction in area of responsibility and related issues.
• Contributes to engagements on a national level based upon recognized expertise in selected disciplines.
• Participates in proposal efforts and creates strategies to win business in new markets or current accounts.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer sciences or related field preferred
• Twelve or more years of experience in data/database architecture
• Experience working with Catalyst and/or equivalent client or vendor-mandated methodology
• Experience working with differences between database structures (e.g., transaction based vs. data warehouse)
• Experience working with software packages or classes of packages within technical expertise

Other Qualifications

• Strong project planning and estimating skills related to area of expertise
• Strong communication skills
• Strong leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel
• Ability to be a high-impact player on multiple simultaneous engagements
• Ability to think strategically, balancing long and short-term priorities
• Willingness to travel

Work Environment

• Client or office environment / may work remotely
• Frequent evening and weekend work