Database Architect in Reading, PA or Tampa, FL on W2 basis

Title: Database Architect
Location: Reading, PA or Tampa, FL(2 days onsite)

Description:

Position Summary
We''re seeking a Database Architect to design and govern enterprise database and data platforms supporting transactional, operational, and analytical workloads. This role will be responsible for evaluating technologies, defining data models, and ensuring scalable, high-performing database architecture across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

Design and review data architectures for enterprise applications and platforms
Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models
Evaluate and recommend appropriate relational, analytical, and NoSQL data platforms
Support application teams during discovery and solution design phases
Define standards for database design, performance, scalability, and reliability
Partner with engineers and architects to support integration, ETL, streaming, and analytics initiatives
Guide cloud migration and modernization efforts
Qualifications

10 + years of Database/Data Architecture experience
Advanced data modeling expertise
Experience designing architectures across OLTP, ODS, OLAP, Data Warehouse, and Lakehouse environments
Strong knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and modern cloud-based data platforms
Experience with Snowflake and AWS data services
Understanding of relational and NoSQL databases
Strong architecture decision-making and consulting skills
Experience supporting performance, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery requirements
Preferred Experience

AWS
Snowflake
Talend
Spark
Python
Data Governance and MDM exposure

Ideal Candidate
An experienced architect who understands where transactional, operational, analytical, and document-based data platforms fit best and can confidently guide application teams toward the right architectural decisions.