Database Architect

Virtusa•Chicago, IL

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Database Architect Principal DBA with 15-22 years of IT experience specializing in enterprise database architecture, performance engineering, and database automation. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Oracle database technologies, deep SQL/PLSQL development skills, and hands-on experience implementing SRE and DevOps practices for large-scale database platforms in mission-critical environments.

Requirements

15-22 years of experience in database administration, development, and architecture roles.
Strong expertise in Oracle Database Administration and Architecture.
Advanced proficiency in Oracle SQL, PL/SQL development, and performance tuning.
Experience in database automation and scripting (Python, Shell, Ansible).
Hands-on experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins and CICD frameworks.
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, especially AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda).
Experience working with NoSQL and modern databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
Experience implementing database monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, CloudWatch).
Strong understanding of high availability, clustering, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and manage enterprise-grade database platforms ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
Lead database architecture and engineering initiatives across development, QA, and production environments.
Develop and optimize complex SQL and PLSQL code to support high-volume enterprise applications.
Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies ensuring business continuity.
Implement database automation frameworks using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Jenkins.
Establish Database SRE practices focusing on reliability, observability, and proactive issue detection.
Manage and support multi-database environments including Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
Integrate database operations with CICD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
Implement monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, and CloudWatch.
Lead incident management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and performance issue resolution.
Collaborate with application, DevOps, QA, and security teams to drive architecture decisions and platform improvements.
Mentor junior DBAs and developers while driving database best practices and governance.