Cloud Data Architect

The CMM Data Architect will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications.

The successful candidate should be capable of architecting and developing cloud database infrastructure and support the migration of legacy systems to the cloud.  The duties and assignments include translating high-level requirements into data storage solutions; creating PoCs and/or prototypes to evaluate various cloud database technologies, architecting and implementing cloud-based database solutions on various platforms; developing and supporting a migration plan from legacy on-premises database to multi-cloud/hybrid cloud platforms.   

The Data Architect will lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and high-performing database architectures across cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments in support of CMSO modernization initiatives. This role provides expert-level guidance for migrating legacy workloads to commercial cloud platforms and develops Architecture Design Documents that reflect best practices aligned with the Government’s selected Cloud Service Providers. The Data Architect will work closely with enterprise teams to shape database standards, assess return on investment, and recommend cost-effective, performance-optimized solutions.

The architect supports both strategic and operational activities, including configuring cloud databases, enabling diagnostics, optimizing performance, and implementing threat-driven security settings. Responsibilities also include monitoring database usage, addressing replication strategies, and advising on anticipated growth to inform resource planning.

Additional tasks include provisioning relational databases, managing server-level operations such as scaling, restoring, or deleting instances, and configuring geo-replication and monitoring metrics. Through this broad scope, the Data Architect ensures robust data management and supports CMSO’s efforts to build resilient, secure, and future-ready database infrastructure.

In addition, the Data Architect will execute the following responsibilities:

• Research, design, implement and manage the cloud database infrastructure that will support the modernization of current enterprise applications.
• Develop standards operating procedure and best practices, including performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Design and manage the data framework to align with architecture best practices and organization strategy.
• Define an end-to-end data road map including operational database, analytic database, reporting and data migration plan.
• Develop detail technical migration plan of the application data FROM Legacy system (Informix) to the new cloud solution.
• Participate in an agile team to deliver the full lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, development, testing and deployment.
• Define data architecture framework standards and principles including modeling metadata, addressing security related items.
• Implementing different data design patterns and anti-patterns in a distributed system.
• Update and maintain system design and architecture documents.
• Review and provide feedback on functional and technical requirements.
• Define and propose solutions for meeting future requirements of the organization.
• Work closely with other government architects and technical leads to ensure database design follows the industry best practices and standards that align with the Judiciary framework.
• Performing data modeling and optimization, preliminary data received from customer designs, data analysis, report writing from existing data using SQL (Structured Query Language) queries, and creation of new records and information updates as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience designing and implementing a high-availability mission critical system with zero down time.
• Experience architecting Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI cloud platform.  
• Experience data modeling a large multi-tenant database system.
• Experience with relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) database technologies.
• Knowledge of Data Bricks, Snowflake and other cloud offering.
• Hands on experience with.
  • Scaling databases to the needs of the customer while maintaining data boundaries.
  • Data migration experience from distributed to single database.
  • Installing and maintaining the performance of database servers.
  • Developing processes for optimizing database security.
  • Setting and maintaining database standards.
  • Managing database access.
  • Managing performance tuning of database systems.
  • Installing, upgrading, and managing database applications.
  • Performing installation and maintenance of data into primary and third-party applications.
  • Provide technical support and training for team members.
  • Performing feasibility studies, cost/benefit analysis, and user training in response to user requests.
  • Performing team leader functions for projects involving multiple parties: managing deadlines; providing status reports; facilitating final testing and project sign-off as needed.
  • Backing up local databases and file directories applications.
  • Diagnosing and troubleshooting database errors.
  • Recommending and implementing emerging database technologies.
  • Creating and managing database reports, visualizations, and dashboards.
  • Creating automation for repeating database tasks.
  • Assisting with SSL cert installation & troubleshooting.
  • Perform complete database environment installation, configuration, on-going administration support (IBM Informix, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle).
  • Non-relational DB experience
  • Cloud DB solutions like (DynamoDB, CosmosDB, GraphDB, DocumentDB etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years experience in developing IT and cloud infrastructures
• Experience in software engineering and design architectures
• Experience and understanding of best practices regarding system security measures
• Experience with building and migration software and IT services to align to strategic business needs and goals
• Experience in conducting research for advanced technologies to determining how IT can support business needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering or relevant computer-based major.
• Experience leading at least one on-premises to cloud migration and/or experience leading a significant modernization initiative.
• Experience with migrating data and artifacts from Legacy (Informix preferred) to Modern DB (DynamoDB, CosmosDB, GraphDB, DocumentDB etc.) solution.
• Experience providing operational database support and monitoring and control for multi-cloud/hybrid cloud platforms.
• Preferred certification for one or more of the following cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Oracle Cloud.

Communication and Organizational

• Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement
• Experienced with process design and documentation methodologies, and design and production of quality deliverables, process and use case modeling, business case development
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team
• Strong project management, leadership & meeting facilitation skill with knowledge of Project Life Cycle