
Director Platform Architect, Data & Database Solutions
PEAK6
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Illinois • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $148,800 - $186,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead the design and implementation of cloud-based solutions that form the foundation of our data platform
- Drive critical initiatives that shape how our organization leverages data
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to ensure technology strategies align with organizational objectives
- Define the database architecture roadmap spanning on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
- Select and standardize DBMS technologies, architectural patterns, and tooling for OLTP and OLAP use cases
- Lead capacity planning initiatives and design scaling strategies including partitioning, sharding, and multi-region/high-availability architectures
- Develop logical and physical data models, entity-relationship diagrams, and schemas
- Optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, and caching mechanisms
- Implement high-availability solutions including replication, backup/restore procedures, and disaster recovery strategies
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related technical field
- Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in technology solutions, development, and architecture
- At least 10 years of experience leading complex system integration projects with focus on cloud data migration, data integration, data modeling, and performance tuning
- 7+ years of experience leading strategic digital transformation initiatives in enterprise environments
- 4+ years of management experience overseeing multiple concurrent projects
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams across different functions and geographies
Benefits
- healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
- competitive PTO
- 401k match
- parental leave
- HSA contribution match
- paid subscription to the Calm app
- generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cloud-based solutionsdatabase architectureDBMS technologiesOLTPOLAPdata modelingquery tuningindexing strategiescaching mechanismsdisaster recovery
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationstrategic thinkingcapacity planningproject managementteam managementcommunicationstakeholder engagementorganizational alignmentproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in ITBachelor's degree in Engineering