Sr Data Architect

At CoverMyMeds, our mission is to help people get the medicine they need to live healthier lives. We achieve this by creating innovative solutions that streamline the medication access process, ultimately reducing administrative burdens for healthcare providers and enhancing patient outcomes. As a Senior Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role in driving our database strategy across all products. Your expertise will ensure that our data infrastructure is robust, scalable, and aligned with our mission, enabling us to harness the power of data to improve healthcare delivery and support our ongoing commitment to making medication accessible to all. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for designing, building, and managing the organization's data infrastructure.  

• Create the blueprint for how data is collected, stored, processed, and used, ensuring it's accessible, reliable, and secure. 

• Design the structure and systems that allow the organization to effectively manage and use its data, ensuring it's a valuable asset for decision-making and business operations. 

• Create and maintain documentation for database architecture, procedures, and standards. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Data Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy aligned with business goals. This involves understanding the organization's data needs and creating a roadmap for effective data management. 

• Data Modeling: Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models that represent the structure and relationships of data within the organization. 

• Data Architecture: Create and maintain the overall data architecture framework, including databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and other data systems. 

• Data Integration: Design and implement processes for integrating data from various sources, ensuring data consistency and accuracy. 

• Data Governance: Establish data governance policies and procedures to ensure data quality, security, and compliance. 

• Technology Evaluation: Evaluate and recommend data management technologies and tools to support the organization's data needs. 

• Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders, including business analysts, data scientists, and IT professionals, to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions 

Minimum Job Qualifications: 

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience 

Education: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience. 

 
Critical Skills: 

• Minimum 10 years of experience in database engineering/management required; 

• Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, SDLC, CI/CD). 

• 7+ years' experience working with data sources and databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and cloud databases. 

• Strong knowledge of industry best practices — code coverage. 

• Strong knowledge of database concepts, data modeling techniques, system performance analysis and tuning, and data warehousing concepts. 

• Knowledge of various operating systems such as Linux, Unix, and Windows. 

• Ability to write complex queries and perform advanced database operations using SQL. 

Preferred Skills: 

• Knowledge of cloud technologies like Azure (Data Factory, Data Bricks), AWS.  

• Expertise in modern cloud-native database solutions 

• Experience with database migration tools and strategies, including handling zero-downtime migrations and data synchronization 

• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (Terraform) for database deployment and management. 

• Ability to design scalable database architectures that support microservices and distributed systems 

• Experience with various database patterns (CQRS, event sourcing, sharding strategies) 

• Understanding of data modeling for both relational and NoSQL databases