Data Architect II

Issaquah, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provider of digital technology and transformation information technology and services

Position: Data Architect II

Location: Issaquah WA 98027

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description

The Database Architect will lead the modernization of legacy transactional database systems guiding their upgrade migration and eventual decommissioning.
This role focuses on designing resilient secure and scalable architectures that support high-volume transactional workloads while ensuring compliance with organizational standards and governance policies.

Key Responsibilities

Lifecycle Management

Plan and guide the upgrade migration and decommissioning of legacy transactional databases.
Ensure alignment with organizational policies for data retention archiving and compliance.

Documentation & Standards

Create comprehensive documentation of database architecture data models and operational processes.
Define and promote best practices for database development maintenance and operations.

Integration & Data Flow

Design and oversee integration of transactional databases with enterprise systems and applications.
Define real-time data ingestion and consumption patterns to ensure seamless and consistent data flow.

Data Governance & Security

Establish and enforce governance policies for transactional data including quality retention and archiving.
Implement robust security measures including access controls encryption and auditing.

Performance Tuning & Scalability

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in transactional systems.
Develop strategies for scaling databases using techniques such as sharding clustering and connection pooling.

Database Selection & Architecture

Evaluate and select appropriate relational database technologies (e.g. MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL) based on application needs.
Design resilient architectures with high availability disaster recovery and data replication capabilities.

Data Model Design & Optimization

Design conceptual logical and physical data models for transactional systems ensuring normalization and referential integrity.
Optimize schema design for performance including indexing strategies data types and selective denormalization for read-heavy workloads.

Qualifications

Proven experience in legacy system modernization and transactional database architecture.
Deep understanding of ACID principles and relational database technologies.
Strong knowledge of performance tuning scalability strategies and secure data practices.
Experience with real-time data integration and enterprise system interoperability.
Excellent documentation and communication skills.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provider of digital technology and transformation information technology and services Position: Data Architect...