Senior Database Technical Architect

Andersen Corporation • Oak Park, MN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

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.

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.
• 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.

Benefits

• 401 (k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching
• Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave
• Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior