Lead Architect, Database and Data Platform
Core
Lead Architect responsible for designing and guiding enterprise-wide technology vision, specifically orchestrating database and data platform modernization from on-premises to cloud-native environments.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Architect (Database and Data Platform)
Builds
Cloud-native database and data platform solutions, migration strategies, and storage architectures for enterprise applications.
Domain
Insurance technology, Cloud-native data platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise architecture, Cloud-native database design, Data migration strategy, Storage architecture, Infrastructure-as-code, Disaster recovery design, FinOps, Technical leadership, Multi-cloud knowledge
Preferred skills
Insurance industry experience, Azure/GCP knowledge
Technologies
AWS (RDS, Aurora, DMS, S3, EFS, FSx), Azure SQL, Oracle Database@Cloud, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Kubernetes (implied by cloud-native), Terraform (implied by IaC)
Responsibilities
Define enterprise database migration and modernization strategy; Architect conversion strategies to transition proprietary databases to open-source; Establish database engineering standards for high availability and performance; Design end-to-end data platform solutions across hybrid and cloud environments; Architect enterprise block and file storage solutions; Mentor engineers and DBAs; Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into platform capabilities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic accountability
