PEAK6

Director Platform Architect, Data & Database Solutions

PEAK6

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: AustinIllinoisTexasUnited 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