[Remote] Data Architect/Database Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fiserv is a global leader in fintech and payments, connecting financial institutions, corporations, merchants, and consumers through secure and reliable movement of money and information. The Data Architect/Database Administrator will serve as a subject matter expert in data architecture, database design, administration, and cloud-based data platforms while advising on integrations, data governance, security, and modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the subject matter expert for database design, structure, and best practices across relational and cloud-native database platforms
- Provide expert-level consulting on database architecture and optimization, particularly in cloud environments (e.g., Snowflake, AWS, Fabric/Azure, GCP)
- Design, implement, and maintain databases supporting both transactional and analytical workloads
- Collaborate with solution architects, developers, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration of databases into cloud solutions
- Ensure compliance with internal and external data governance, privacy, and security standards
- Evaluate and recommend emerging database technologies and tools to support evolving business needs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience as a Database Architect, with at least 2+ years in a cloud-based environment
- Deep expertise in database design principles, normalization, indexing, and query optimization
- Proven experience with ETL
- Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., Snowflake Certified, AWS Certified Database – Specialty, Fabric/Azure Database Administrator Associate)
- Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) and experience with NoSQL databases is a plus
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash), and automation tools
- Solid understanding of data security, access controls, and compliance requirements
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with both business and technical teams
- Strong experience with cloud database services such as Amazon RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL, or similar
- Experience working with containerized environments and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like Git
- Experience with high-availability and disaster recovery configurations
- Evidence of serving in a consulting role as a technical team leader
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