Data Architect / DBA The Data Architect / DBA owns data architecture, database design, and data strategy across the platform — covering schema architecture, performance tuning, and data governance across all subsystems and the parallel data-migration workstream.
Experience · 10+ years in database/data engineering with 4+ years in an architect-level data role.
Location :Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Job type: Contract
Work mode: Work from office
Responsibilities
Own data architecture — schema design standards, data modelling, and data-layer patterns across the platform.
Design database structures for high-throughput transactional workloads, in coordination with delivery pods.
Set performance and tuning standards — indexing, query optimization guidance, and capacity planning.
Own data strategy and governance — data classification, retention, and data-quality standards.
Review and approve schema changes and data-layer designs from delivery pods.
Coordinate closely with the Data Migration pod on source-to-target data architecture and migration design.
Define database security architecture inputs — encryption, access model — in coordination with DevOps.
Document data architecture,
standards, and data dictionaries to programme documentation standards.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
Experience: 10+ years in database/data engineering with 4+ years in an architect-level data role.
Databases: Deep expertise in PostgreSQL and/or Oracle — schema design, performance tuning, HA/DR concepts.
Modelling: Robust data modelling and schema architecture capability across relational systems.
Migration: Experience designing or overseeing large-scale data migration architecture.
Standards: Experience producing formal data architecture documentation and standards.
Domain: Data architecture experience on high-volume, regulated, or government workloads.
Qualifications and certifications
Education and credentials that support this role.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.