Sr. Staff Database Architect

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Database Architect to design and manage secure, scalable, and compliant database systems for our healthcare SaaS platform. This role requires expertise in handling sensitive data, including PII/PPI and PHI, while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and delivering high-performance, multi-tenant solutions.

Location: Morrisville, NC. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable, multi-tenant database architectures for healthcare SaaS applications

• Develop data models and storage solutions for sensitive healthcare data (PHI, PII/PPI)

• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, and other relevant regulations

• Implement data encryption (at rest and in transit), masking, and access controls

• Architect systems for high availability, disaster recovery, and auditability

• Define and enforce data governance, retention, and audit logging policies

• Optimizedatabase performance for large-scale healthcare datasets and real-time access

• Collaborate with security, compliance, and engineering teams to meet regulatory requirements

• Lead data migration and integration with EHR/EMR systems and third-party healthcare platforms

• Complybest practices for secure CI/CD pipelines involving database changes

• Monitor systems for data integrity, breaches, and anomalous access patterns

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor'sor Master'sdegree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

• 10+ years of progressive industry experience in enterprise technology, architecture, and systems management.

• 7+ years of experience in database architecture, preferably in SaaS environments

• Strong experience with data lake architectures (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Data Lake, Google Cloud Storage)

• Proven experience designing or managing data farm / distributed data platforms (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Databricks ecosystems)

• Hands-on experience handling sensitive data (PHI, PII/PPI) in regulated environments

• Strong knowledge of HIPAA compliance, data privacy, and security frameworks

• Expertisein relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) andnon-relationalsystems such asCosmosDB,MongoDB

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), especially healthcare-compliant services

• Proficiencyin data encryption, key management, and role-based access control (RBAC)

• Strong understanding of scaling strategies and distributed systems

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with EHR/EMR systems (e.g., Epic, Cerner) or healthcare integrations (HL7, FHIR)

• Familiarity with healthcare data standards and interoperability frameworks

• Experience with audit logging, compliance reporting, and risk assessments

• Certifications such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP)

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.