Database Architect Resume Template
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William Bailey
Database Architect · Enterprise Data Platforms
Washington, DC · (202) 555-2359
william.bailey@email.com · linkedin.com/in/williambailey
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
Microsoft
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services
Architecture Skills
Data modelingDatabase design standardsChange data captureCloud data migrationData warehousingQuery optimizationData governance
Technologies
PostgreSQL
SQL Server & Azure SQL
Apache Kafka
erwin Data Modeler
Apache Spark
Education
B.S. in Computer Science
2013
University of Maryland, College Park
Profile
Database architect with 12 years designing relational and streaming data systems for federal and health clients. Designed the data platform behind a 40M-record benefits system and cut reporting latency from 24 hours to 5 minutes.
Professional Experience
2021 – Present
Database Architect
Keystone Federal Data Services, Washington, DC
- Design the data architecture for a federal benefits system holding 40M beneficiary records.
- Build logical and physical models in erwin and set naming, partitioning and indexing standards.
- Replaced nightly batch loads with Kafka change data capture, cutting report lag from 24 hours to 5 minutes.
- Planned the move of 12 on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL with a phased cutover plan.
- Review schema changes from 6 development teams and guide data retention and encryption controls.
2016 – 2021
Senior Database Developer
Federal City Health Plan, Washington, DC
- Designed a PostgreSQL claims data mart used by 200 analysts for utilization and cost reporting.
- Rewrote 80 stored procedures and cut monthly member reporting runtime from 9 hours to 50 minutes.
- Modeled member, provider and claims data to support HEDIS measure calculations.
- Built Spark jobs to process 150M pharmacy claims a year for the analytics team.
2013 – 2016
Database Developer
Navy Yard Software, Washington, DC
- Wrote T-SQL stored procedures, views and SSIS packages for client case tracking applications.
- Designed normalized schemas for 5 new applications and documented them in data dictionaries.
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Licenses and certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate Microsoft Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Data Modeling
- Schema Design
- SQL/NoSQL
- Data Warehousing
- ETL Pipeline Design
- Cloud Data Platforms (Snowflake)
- Normalization
- Master Data Management
Software and tools
- Apache Kafka
- Microsoft Azure software
- Apache Spark
- MongoDB
- GitHub
- UNIX Shell
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
- NoSQL
- Shell script
- PostgreSQL
Duties to describe on a database architect resume
- Developed and documented database architectures.
- Collaborated with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
- Developed database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
- Designed databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
- Developed data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.
- Developed methods for integrating different products so they work properly together, such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.
Titles along the way
- Database Developer
- Database Architect
- Principal Data Architect
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