Data Architect (Oracle DBA + Data Modeling

Role:
Data Architect (Oracle DBA + Data Modeling)

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & Dev Ops, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our Fin Labs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more.

Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect with strong expertise in database architecture, enterprise data modeling, Oracle database design, and database administration. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing scalable data solutions for enterprise applications, preferably within the Financial Services, Payments, Banking, or Fin Tech domain.

This role will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, developers, and data teams to translate business requirements into robust conceptual, logical, and physical data models. The successful candidate will also provide DBA guidance for high-volume transaction systems, database performance, reporting, integration, backup and recovery, and capacity planning.

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Pittsburgh, PA/ Dallas, TX is $110k - $120k/year & benefits (see below)..

• Work directly with business stakeholders to understand requirements and business processes
• Identify domains, sub-domains, entities, relationships, and business rules
• Convert business requirements into conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Design scalable OLTP database schemas for high-volume transaction systems
• Design reporting and analytics data models.
• Define data architecture for Transactions, Fees, Expenses, Merchant Onboarding, Settlement, and Funding
• Design data integration and ETL strategies
• Optimize databases for millions of records and high-volume data processing
• Design partitioning, indexing, archival, and data retention strategies
• Support reporting, batch jobs, scheduled jobs, and downstream consumers
• Collaborate with architects, developers, product owners, and business teams
• Provide DBA guidance for performance tuning, query optimization, backup, recovery, and capacity planning

• Conceptual, Logical, and Physical Data Modeling
• Database Design and Normalization
• Data Warehouse / Reporting Layer Design
• SQL Performance Tuning
• Query Optimization
• Indexing Strategies
• Data Governance and Data Quality
• ETL / ELT Design
• High Volume Transaction Systems

• Oracle

• Materialized Views
• Reporting Views

• ETL Tools
• CDC (Change Data Capture)
• Batch Processing
• Data Migration

• Payments / Banking / Fin Tech experience
• Transaction Processing Platforms
• Fee Management Systems
• Settlement and Funding Systems

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to lead requirement discovery sessions
• Ability to visualize business workflows and translate them into scalable data models
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Someone who can talk to business users, understand the domain, identify entities and relationships, design scalable data models, optimize databases handling millions of data, and build reporting-ready architectures while providing strong DBA expertise.

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work…