Azure Database Architect

Job Title: Azure Database Architect
Location: Remote with possible hybrid flexibility in Minnesota
Duration: 9/21/2026 – 6/21/2027 with extension potential
Type: Contract
Interview Process: Microsoft Teams

*No C2C inquiries, please

We are seeking an experienced Azure Database Architect for a high-impact state government initiative focused on modernizing the child welfare information system environment. This consultant will support analysis, architecture, design, implementation, and potential ongoing support of Azure-based databases and data lake solutions, with a primary focus on a modern Data Lakehouse environment and its integrated data reserves.

A major component of this initiative involves consolidating data from 87 county databases into a centralized data lake that will support a future enterprise platform. This position will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design secure, scalable, and efficient data storage and access solutions, optimize workflows, and support data-driven decision-making.

The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise across Azure data services, Databricks, Oracle, cloud integrations, performance optimization, security controls, and backup/recovery strategy. This role also requires the ability to mentor other architects and database engineers and provide knowledge transfer across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support design and implementation efforts to improve, modernize, and transform data-driven service delivery

• Design and help implement Azure databases, data lakes, and lakehouse solutions

• Ensure data assets are structured, accessible, secure, and aligned with enterprise goals

• Recommend data platforms and tools to support enterprise data architecture

• Develop and optimize data models, schema design, and indexing strategies

• Ensure data access patterns are efficient and high-performing

• Support development and implementation of data transformation solutions and cloud infrastructure integrations

• Maintain required architecture and technical documentation

• Coordinate with relevant teams to meet security standards and compliance requirements

• Support design and development of disaster recovery, backup, and recovery strategies

• Provide knowledge transfer and mentorship to architects and database engineers

Required / Desired Qualifications

• Strong experience designing, developing, and implementing data lakes and relational and non-relational databases in Azure

• Strong experience with Databricks

• Strong experience with Oracle databases

• Experience developing and implementing data transformation solutions and cloud infrastructure integrations

• Experience coding and testing programs and scripts to load data using Azure data load utilities

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines

• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts

• Experience with Azure Monitor, Azure Data Factory, SQL Analytics, Query Performance Insight, Azure Resource Manager, Pearl, and Azure CLI/PowerShell

• Experience mentoring others in the required technologies

• Experience developing and implementing backup and recovery strategies using tools such as Azure Backup or Geo-replication

• Experience with role-based access control, encryption, and network security

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Desired 10+ years of experience in data architecture or data management

• Knowledge of data concepts, data modeling, schema design, and indexing strategies

• Knowledge of Azure SQL instances, managed instances, and elastic pools

• Knowledge of data warehouse administration and Teradata data warehouse

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Senior-level Azure data architect with both strategic and hands-on implementation experience

• Proven background building or modernizing enterprise cloud data platforms

• Comfortable working across architecture, engineering, security, and business teams

• Prior public sector or highly regulated environment experience is a plus

AE Business Solutions does not sponsor applicants for employment visas.

AE Business Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.