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Role Description

Foxhole is seeking a qualified Senior Database Architect. The Database Architect requires an in-depth technical foundation in database structure, configuration, installation, operation, and maintenance with experience designing databases. This position focuses on using relevant experience, strong problem-solving, and customer service skills to assist with architecting, testing, deploying, enhancing, and sustaining development and operational activities in close coordination with the Government. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to pay attention to detail, possess a strong customer service orientation, and the ability to work as part of a team.

• Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, robust, and performance database architectures to support enterprise solutions.
• Develop comprehensive conceptual, logical, and physical data models, define and enforce enterprise-level standards for data naming conventions, modeling principles, and database schema design.
• Evaluate, select, and implement database technologies, tools, and platforms that align with strategic business goals and modernization efforts.
• Design data warehouse, data lake, and data mart solutions.
• Conduct in-depth performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning to ensure high availability, reliability, and responsiveness.
• Lead efforts to stabilize and optimize production environments, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementing long-term solutions.
• Establish database monitoring, alerting, and proactive maintenance routines using modern tools.
• Translate requirements into technical data solutions, acting as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide input to database policy guidance and, upon approval, implementation as necessary.
• Partner with software engineers and developers, operations, and security professionals to design efficient APIs, data integration pipelines, and services.
• Work on all phases of solutions from analysis and design through implementation and support.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in a database administration role, with at least 5+ years in senior database administration/engineering/architecture role.
• Expertise in data modeling, with expert-level proficiency with relational databases.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-level data systems.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, training, and mentorship to DBA team members.
• Provide architectural leadership during system migration and modernization projects, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity.
• Proficiency in developing, testing, and maintaining disaster recovery and backup/recovery strategies to ensure continuity.
• Experience designing and implementing end-to-end data security, including encryption, role-based access control, auditing, and compliance with regulations.
• Microsoft Office application skills to include Microsoft Access knowledge.
• Strong ability to produce visualization of data for leadership decision-making.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Active Secret Clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s (BS) and/or Master (MS) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience (10+ years) – strongly preferred but not required.
• Certified, CompTIA Security+.
• Oracle Certified Associate and/or MS SQL certification is a plus.
• Experience supporting teams in AWS environments (GovCloud a plus).
• Experience supporting or participating in Product Release related activities.
• Knowledge and experience with automation; reducing manual activities.

Benefits

• Think analytically, effective verbal and written communication skills, make decisions, observe/remember details, interpret data, concentrate on tasks, adjust to change, handle stress/emotions.
• Regular attendance, maintain work schedule, attend meetings, meet deadlines, keyboard/type, handle confidential information, use math/calculations, stay organized, operate office equipment, may direct others.
• May be exposed to dust/dirt, humidity, and noise.