Principal, Platform Engineering – Databases
📍 Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
🏢 Industry: Information Technology / Enterprise Platforms
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: None
💰 Compensation: $144,000 – $210,000 Base Salary
Overview
A global enterprise is seeking a Principal, Platform Engineering – Databases to serve as the technical authority responsible for enterprise database architecture, strategy, standards, and platform engineering initiatives.
This role will lead the design, implementation, optimization, and governance of complex database environments while providing technical leadership across engineering teams. The successful candidate will act as the organization's database subject matter expert, driving platform reliability, scalability, security, and modernization efforts across a highly complex global environment.
This is a hands-on technical leadership position rather than a people-management role.
Key Responsibilities
Database Strategy & Leadership
Define enterprise database standards, governance, and best practices.
Develop long-term database technology roadmaps.
Evaluate emerging database technologies and modernization opportunities.
Serve as the primary database subject matter expert across the organization.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across platform teams.
Database Architecture & Design
Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
Architect scalable enterprise database solutions.
Design, implement, and maintain complex relational database systems.
Ensure database environments meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.
Lead database architecture reviews and strategic design decisions.
Platform Engineering
Design and develop enterprise platform solutions supporting critical business applications.
Improve database deployment, automation, and operational processes.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across database engineering functions.
Support CI/CD and platform modernization initiatives.
Performance, Reliability & Support
Lead troubleshooting of highly complex database and platform issues.
Ensure minimal downtime and rapid issue resolution.
Develop monitoring, optimization, and performance improvement strategies.
Establish documentation standards and operational procedures.
Collaboration & Technical Influence
Partner with architects, engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders.
Lead technical discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Provide strategic guidance on enterprise data and platform initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Experience
✔ 10+ years of database engineering, architecture, or platform engineering experience.
✔ Experience defining:
Database standards
Technology roadmaps
Database governance frameworks
Long-term platform strategies
✔ Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.
Technical Expertise
Oracle Database
Expert-level Oracle Database administration and architecture.
Advanced SQL expertise.
Database performance tuning and optimization.
Database security and scalability.
Data Architecture
Conceptual data modeling.
Logical data modeling.
Physical data modeling.
Enterprise database design principles.
Platform Engineering
Complex relational database systems.
Enterprise-scale environments.
Documentation and operational standards.
Continuous improvement initiatives.
Must-Have Skills
Database Technologies
Oracle Database
SQL
Relational Database Design
Database Architecture
Data Modeling
Leadership & Strategy
Technology Roadmaps
Database Governance
Technical Mentorship
Enterprise Standards Development
Continuous Improvement
Engineering
Performance Optimization
Scalability Planning
Security Architecture
Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
Screening Questions
Have you defined enterprise database standards, technology roadmaps, and long-term database strategies?
Do you have professional experience creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise systems?
Have you designed, implemented, and managed complex relational database environments focused on performance, scalability, and security?
Do you possess expert-level Oracle Database and SQL expertise?
Do you have experience designing, maintaining, and modernizing enterprise database architectures?
Are you legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future visa sponsorship?
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a highly technical database architect who:
Serves as the go-to expert for Oracle database technologies.
Has led database strategy and governance initiatives within large global enterprises.
Possesses deep expertise in enterprise database architecture and relational data modeling.
Can influence both technical and business stakeholders.
Enjoys mentoring engineers and raising technical standards across teams.
Has experience operating within highly complex, mission-critical environments.
Drives modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Candidate Snapshot
Requirement
Details
Experience
10+ Years Database Engineering / Architecture
Database Expertise
Oracle DB & SQL (Expert Level)
Architecture
Conceptual, Logical & Physical Data Modeling
Leadership
Technical Leadership & Mentorship
Industry
Enterprise IT / Platform Engineering
Location
Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)
Compensation
$144K – $210K
Visa Sponsorship
Not Available
Relocation
Not Available
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?
Deep Oracle database expertise.
Strong enterprise architecture and data modeling skills.
Ability to define standards and long-term technology direction.
Proven success leading complex database modernization efforts.
Strong communication skills with both business and technical stakeholders.
Passion for mentoring engineers and improving engineering practices.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution.