Senior Database Solution Architect - MS SQL

Accountabilities: The Senior Database Solution Architect will serve as a technical leader supporting enterprise customers and internal teams through solution design, demonstrations, consulting, and strategic guidance. Act as a subject matter expert in database workloads, data protection, and data security solutions across on-premises and cloud environments. Partner with customers and prospects to understand business objectives and design technical strategies aligned with their data management needs. Lead technical demonstrations, workshops, presentations, and solution discussions for technical teams, database administrators, and executive stakeholders. Support customer engagements within North American time zones, including availability during US Eastern Time working hours. Design, execute, and troubleshoot proof-of-concepts (POCs) to validate solutions and support successful customer outcomes. Develop technical proposals, white papers, and responses to RFPs/RFIs. Translate complex customer requirements into scalable and actionable architecture recommendations. Identify technical challenges during sales cycles and create effective solutions to overcome adoption barriers. Collaborate with product management and engineering teams by providing customer insights and feedback to influence product development. Stay informed on industry trends across database technologies, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and data protection. Provide competitive intelligence and technical insights to support business strategy and customer success. Requirements: The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise database technologies, solution architecture, and customer-facing technical roles, with strong analytical and communication skills. 10+ years of experience in customer-facing technical sales, consulting, or solution architecture roles focused on enterprise database technologies and cloud environments. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server architecture, including high availability and disaster recovery solutions such as Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances (FCI), and log shipping. Strong experience designing and managing cloud database solutions, including Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Amazon RDS/Aurora, or Google Cloud SQL. Working knowledge of NoSQL and distributed databases such as MongoDB and Apache Cassandra. Familiarity with relational database platforms including Oracle, IBM DB2, Informix, and PostgreSQL. Experience with containerized database environments and modern cloud infrastructure technologies. Proficiency in scripting or automation languages such as Python, PowerShell, Go, or JavaScript. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and design scalable solutions. Experience conducting system benchmarks, performance testing, and enterprise environment assessments is preferred. Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both engineering teams and C-level executives. Strong collaboration skills with sales, engineering, product, and customer-facing teams. Experience with data center technologies, cloud platforms, data security solutions, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), or virtualization technologies. Self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable working independently in a remote environment. Willingness to travel up to approximately 20% for customer meetings and onsite engagements. Benefits: Competitive compensation package based on experience, skills, and qualifications. Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale data protection and cloud transformation initiatives. Remote-friendly work environment with collaboration across global teams. Exposure to cutting-edge database, cybersecurity, and AI-driven technology solutions. Opportunity to influence product direction through customer feedback and technical expertise. Professional growth opportunities within a high-impact technology environment. Inclusive workplace culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and equal opportunity.