Solution Architect
We are representing our client, who is seeking a seasoned database professional to act as a technical subject matter expert, with a strong focus on relational databases and cloud-based deployments. This role works closely with customers across both pre- and post-sales stages, supporting the evaluation, adoption, and successful implementation of the organisation's database technology as a core solution.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a database subject matter expert, advising customers on data modelling, migration strategies, performance testing, and day-to-day database operations.
- Bring hands-on experience across both open-source and commercial databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.
- Design and support database workloads deployed on major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Serve as the technical authority on the organisation's database platform, covering compatibility assessments, deployment, administration, development, and migration.
- Lead technical discussions, presentations, and demonstrations to articulate the organisation's technology, vision, and value proposition to both individual stakeholders and larger customer groups.
- Engage customers to uncover business and technical pain points, and map the organisation's solutions to their specific needs.
- Drive and execute Proof of Concept (PoC) projects to validate the organisation's database capabilities.
- Support post-sales implementation in collaboration with the organisation's delivery team.
- Maintain a deep understanding of competitive and complementary database technologies, and effectively position the organisation's database offering within the broader database ecosystem.
- Provide expert guidance to resolve customer-specific technical challenges.
- Work closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams to continuously enhance the organisation's product and market positioning.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a related discipline preferred.
- Strong passion for working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and disruptive technology environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to independently engage customers, understand requirements, and propose effective technical solutions.
- 5+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles (pre-sales or post-sales), with at least 2+ years as a Solution Architect at a database technology company or an organisation with a mature cloud database offering preferred.
- Prior experience as a Database Administrator or Database Architect is highly desirable.
- Strong SQL skills, with the ability to write, analyze, and optimize queries, particularly for MySQL and/or Oracle databases.
- Broad familiarity with mainstream database technologies, such as Oracle, MySQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, Amazon Aurora, and Google Spanner, with deep expertise in at least one.
- Hands-on experience working in one or more public cloud environments.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including solution architects, product management, marketing, and account management.
- Willingness and ability to travel, with coverage across ASEAN and other regions as required
Regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
www.dadaconsultants.com
EA Registration Number: R1878287
Business Registration Number: 201735941W.
