Database Expert / Architect – Core Banking Microservices

LG CNS, a leading IT services and consulting firm within LG Group, is expanding its Core Banking and Digital Transformation practice across APAC. We are seeking a highly experienced Database Expert to lead data architecture, consistency, and resilience strategies for large-scale microservices-based core banking platforms.

Role Summary

Drive database architecture and data consistency strategy for next-generation core banking systems. This role will focus on high availability, data integrity, and distributed data management across multi-data center, cloud-native environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and assess database architecture for microservices-based core banking systems

- Define data consistency, replication, and failover strategies across multi-data center environments

- Evaluate DBMS technologies (e.g., MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle) and proxy layers (e.g., MaxScale)

- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery for critical banking systems

- Analyze data distribution, access control, and performance optimization

- Identify risks related to data integrity, latency, and scalability

- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and architecture teams

- Support client advisory, architecture reviews, and transformation programs

Required Skills & Experience

- 12–18 years of experience in database architecture, preferably in banking or financial services

- Strong expertise in RDBMS (MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle) and distributed data systems

- Experience in data replication, CDC, and high availability architectures

- Understanding of microservices and cloud-native data patterns

- Knowledge of database performance tuning and scalability optimization

- Experience working in large-scale, high TPS environments

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with core banking platforms (Temenos, Finacle, etc.)

- Exposure to DB proxy technologies (MaxScale, ProxySQL)

- Understanding of event-driven architecture and streaming platforms (Kafka)

- Experience in multi-country delivery models (Korea, Singapore, India)

Why Join LG CNS

Be part of a high-growth global consulting practice driving digital banking transformation across APAC. Work with top-tier clients, cutting-edge technologies, and a collaborative international team.