Qualifications
Duties & ResponsibilitiesDesign and optimize cloud-based database architectures to manage petabyte-scale biomedical datasets. Implement and oversee database partitioning, sharding, and replication strategies to maintain performance, scalability, and reliability. Tune queries, schemas, and indexing strategies for high-throughput workloads. Support production-level data operations in complex, high-availability environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cloud-native data services with pipelines and APIs. Diagnose database performance issues and implement proactive monitoring solutions.
About the job
Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is actively seeking a talented Cloud Database Architect to join our team in supporting the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a key division of the U. S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. This is a full-time, onsite position located at NCBI in Bethesda, MD.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design, optimization, and maintenance of large-scale, distributed database systems that power NCBI's premier biomedical data resources. This role emphasizes scalable database architectures, partitioning strategies, and cloud-native solutions to manage extensive, intricate datasets that are vital for global biomedical and public health research.
About Black Canyon Consulting
At Black Canyon Consulting, we specialize in providing innovative consulting services to support the National Institutes of Health's mission of advancing biomedical research and promoting public health initiatives. Our team is dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve complex challenges in the healthcare sector.