Data Architect

Role & Responsibilities

 

• Work in tandem with the sales team to engage potential clients, comprehensively understanding their database infrastructure, challenges, and migration requirements.
• Provide in-depth technical expertise and guidance throughout the pre-sales process, including solution presentations, proof-of-concepts, and proposal development, training sessions.
• Deliver compelling presentations and workshops to showcase proposed database migration solutions, addressing technical queries and concerns effectively to the customer.
• Develop robust and tailored database migration strategies, considering factors such as database types, volumes, structures, and client-specific needs.
• Analyze client database landscapes to identify migration challenges, risks, and opportunities, translating these into technical specifications and migration plans.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams including sales, product development, engineering, and data management to ensure alignment of proposed migration solutions with technical capabilities and product roadmaps.
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation, migration plans, and proposals, articulating migration strategies, methodologies, and expected outcomes clearly.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends, tools, and best practices in database migration, ensuring the proposed solutions incorporate cutting-edge methodologies and technologies.
• Gather feedback from sales teams and clients to refine migration solution offerings, contributing to the enhancement of best practices and service quality.
  
   

Qualification & Skills Required

 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Extensive experience in a role involving database migrations, solution architecture, or consulting within the data management domain.
• Profound knowledge of various database systems, migration tools, methodologies, and best practices in migrating data across different platforms (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively convey technical concepts and migration strategies to diverse audiences.
• Experience in leading and delivering cloud migration projects, creating project plans, guiding engineers and developing onboarding plans 
  
   

Cloud Data Services Proficiency

 

• Cloud Platforms: Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or others, with a deep understanding of their respective data services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL, etc.).
• Data Storage: Comprehensive knowledge of various cloud-based storage options (object storage, block storage) and their optimal usage for different types of data.
• Big Data Services: Familiarity with cloud-based big data services like AWS EMR, Azure HDInsight, Google Cloud Dataproc, etc., and their integration into migration strategies.
• Data Warehousing: Proficiency in cloud-based data warehousing solutions (AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse Analytics, Google BigQuery) and their capabilities for handling large-scale data.
• Performance Optimization: Proficiency in optimizing data migration performance on cloud platforms by leveraging features like parallel processing, data compression, and tuning.
• Security and Compliance: Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards related to data migration, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality during migration.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Capability to implement monitoring mechanisms and troubleshoot issues during migration, minimizing risks and ensuring a smooth transition.
• Cost Optimization: Familiarity with cost-effective strategies for data migration on cloud platforms, optimizing resource utilization and minimizing expenses.
• Post-Migration Validation: Ability to conduct thorough validation and testing post-migration to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compatibility with target systems.
  
   

Cross-Platform Migration Experience

 

• Proven experience in migrating data between different database management systems (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) on different platforms [Cloud/ On Premise]
  
   

Continual Learning And Adaptability

 

• A strong inclination toward continual learning and adaptation to evolving cloud technologies, tools, and migration methodologies.
  
   

Certifications

 

• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty, Azure Database Administrator Associate, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer) that demonstrate proficiency in cloud data services and migration techniques.