Principal Database Architect (MySQL)

Location: Remote; Armenia and New York are listed in the posting.

Company

ObjectStyle provides open-source solutions and commercial software development services, with offices in the US and Poland.

What you will do

• Define the data platform roadmap across on-premises legacy systems and cloud-native AWS solutions.
• Design high-availability and disaster-recovery architectures, including replication, failover, and cross-region redundancy.
• Lead major migrations, upgrades, and platform consolidation initiatives.
• Implement backup and restore strategies, SLOs, and SLIs for database reliability.
• Enforce least-privilege access, PII protection, and SOC 2 controls.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and database change management while mentoring engineering teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, database administration, or infrastructure roles.
• 2+ years in a lead or architect capacity.
• Deep, hands-on MySQL expertise, including Performance Schema, InnoDB internals, and replication management.
• Experience with hybrid cloud and on-premises Linux environments, preferably in a SOC environment.
• Strong skills in SQL, Python, Bash or PowerShell, AWS, Terraform or CloudFormation, and CI/CD for database changes.
• Experience with data warehousing, data modeling, observability tools, and communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or NoSQL databases.
• AWS Certified Database – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with opportunities to share ideas and receive feedback.
• High-performing colleagues and opportunities for professional growth.
• Flexible schedule and an emphasis on avoiding overtime.
• Comfortable and safe working environment.