Data Engineer — Database, Cloud & Application Architecture || NO C2C

• Job Title: Data Engineer Database Cloud & Application Architecture
• Client: Confidential end client
• Duration: Long Term
• Location: Phoenix AZ Day 1 onsite (fully onsite no hybrid/remote)
• Rate: TBD confirm with account team before submitting
• NO C2C

ROLE OVERVIEW
The client is seeking an experienced Data Engineer with strong expertise across data engineering databases cloud platforms and application architecture. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building scalable data pipelines and platforms strong SQLand data modeling skills working Python knowledge and exposure to AI/ML and Generative AI technologies. This person will work closely with application architects database architects cloud engineers data scientists and application development teams to design and implement reliable scalable secure high-performance data solutions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Design and define enterprise-level database architectures standards patterns and best practices
Evaluate and select relational NoSQL and cloud-native database technologies based on business/technical needs
Design scalable database solutions covering data modeling availability resiliency backup/recovery replication and disaster recovery
Provide expertise across platforms such as PostgreSQL MySQL Oracle SQL Server MongoDB or similar
Design and support database solutions on AWS Azure or GCP
Lead or support on-premises-to-cloud database migrations and modernization initiatives
Optimize database performance through query tuning indexing partitioning and capacity planning
Establish database security standards: encryption access controls auditing data protection compliance
Use Python for database automation scripting data processing validation and operational tasks
Work with AI/ML and GenAI teams; provide architectural guidance on embeddings vector databases/search and RAG patterns
Create and maintain architecture diagrams database standards and technical documentation
Provide technical leadership architecture reviews troubleshooting support and mentoring
REQUIREMENTS / MUST-HAVES
Strong experience indatabase architecture engineering or administration
Deep understanding of relational database concepts: SQL data modeling normalization indexing transactions performance optimization
Experience with one or more majordatabase platforms (PostgreSQL Oracle SQL Server MySQL MongoDB or equivalent)
Hands-on experience withAWS Azure or GCP particularly managed database services
Understanding of cloud architecture: scalability high availability security monitoring backup disaster recovery
Experience withdatabase migration and modernization initiatives