• Principal SQL Architect - Hybrid

    MSys Inc. (Washington, DC)


    Job summary:

    Title:

    Principal SQL Architect - Hybrid

    Location:

    Washington D.C., DC, USA

    Length and terms:

    Long term - W2 or C2C

     

    Position created on 11/10/2025 06:50 pm

    Job description:

    ** Either Webcam interview or in-person; *** Long term project *** Hybrid - 3 days in a week and Need locals only **

    Job Description:

    Seeking a Solutions Architect with Principal level of SQL experience to provide advisory services to one of our premier customers. This candidate will provide technical leadership and expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing our enterprise database.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    + Database Architecture & Design: Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable database architectures (relational and potentially NoSQL), including schemas, tables, views, and indexing strategies, ensuring data integrity and consistency. Responsible for designing and gaining approval on data architecture decisions, data modeling approaches, design standards, development tools and lifecycle practices.

    + Performance Optimization: Serve as the primary expert for performance tuning and optimization of all SQL queries, stored procedures, and database configurations, utilizing advanced tools (e.g., SQL Server Profiler) to identify and resolve bottlenecks in high-volume environments.

    + ETL and Data Pipelines: Architect, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines to facilitate data migration, transformation, and integration from various sources into data warehouses and other data stores.

    + Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, perform code reviews, and mentor junior and mid-level developers on best practices for SQL development, data modeling, and database management.

    + Collaboration & Strategy: Work closely with senior management, data scientists, application developers, and business analysts to understand data needs, align database strategy with organizational goals, and influence the overall technology roadmap.

    + Data Governance & Security: Define and enforce database security measures, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to safeguard critical data and ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

    + Troubleshooting & Problem Solving: Proactively monitor and troubleshoot the most complex database issues, providing high-level support and implementing permanent solutions to ensure minimal downtime and disruption.

    + Documentation & Standards: Champion a culture of comprehensive documentation for database architecture, processes, and operational procedures to ensure knowledge sharing and maintainability

    Qualifications:

    + Required 10+ years of experience leading advanced technology projects or service projects

    + Required 10+ years’ experience leading a full system engineering lifecycle

    + Required 10+ years’ creating implementation/integration plans, test plans, and training materials

    + Required 10+ years’ hands-on experience in specific products or IT platforms

    + Required 8+ years’ proven experience of delivering high quality, complex technology solutions in commercial and government organizations

    + Required 8+ years’ experience delivering data analytics platforms and enterprise applications, working with SQL, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Python, DAX

    + Required 8+ years’ senior level experience understanding of health care management systems; and working with senior executives

    + Required 8+ years of deep expertise in one or more major DBMS platforms (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and advanced T-SQL/PL-SQL programming.

    + Required 8+ years’ experience with data modeling (dimensional, star/snowflake schemas), ETL tools (SSIS, Informatica), and cloud-based data platforms (AWS RDS, Azure SQL)

    + Required 8+ years’ experience and strong understanding of database architecture principles, high availability solutions (clustering, replication), and capacity planning

    Education/Certifications:

    + Bachelor’s degree. (Masters highly desired) in CS, IT or a quantitative data field of study OR equivalent exp.

    + Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate

    + Certifications relevant for Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hadoop)

    Contact the recruiter working on this position:

    The recruiter working on this position is Singaram Saikiran(Shaji Team)

    His/her contact number is His/her contact email is [email protected]

     

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