Senior Database Solutions Architect (MS SQL Focus)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Database Solutions Architect (MS SQL Focus) based in India.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced database professional to play a strategic pre-sales and advisory role focused on enterprise data protection, security, and cloud database environments. The position combines deep technical expertise with customer engagement, enabling you to influence large-scale database modernization and resilience initiatives across global organizations. You will work closely with sales, engineering, and product teams to design innovative solutions, guide technical decision-making, and shape future product capabilities through customer feedback. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge cloud and data security technologies in a highly collaborative, remote-first environment. Candidates should be comfortable supporting North American customers and working within US Eastern Time Zone hours.

Accountabilities:: Serve as the subject matter expert for enterprise database protection and security solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.

Partner with customers and prospects to understand business challenges and align technical solutions with strategic objectives.

Lead technical presentations, product demonstrations, workshops, and executive-level discussions.

Design, support, and troubleshoot proof-of-concepts (POCs), ensuring successful technical validation and adoption.

Translate complex customer requirements into scalable database and data protection architectures.

Develop technical proposals, white papers, and responses to RFPs and RFIs.

Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams, providing market feedback and influencing future product enhancements.

Monitor industry trends and competitive developments across databases, cloud technologies, and cyber resilience solutions.

Act as a trusted advisor throughout the sales lifecycle, helping customers overcome technical challenges and accelerate decision-making.

Support customers primarily across North America while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration in a distributed environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Minimum of 10 years of experience in customer-facing technical sales, solution architecture, consulting, or pre-sales roles focused on enterprise databases and cloud technologies.

Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, including high availability and disaster recovery architectures such as Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, and log shipping.

Strong experience with cloud database platforms including Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Amazon RDS/Aurora, and/or Google Cloud SQL.

Working knowledge of additional database technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, Informix, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, and containerized databases.

Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Python, PowerShell, Go, or JavaScript.

Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, data security, IaaS, PaaS, and virtualization technologies.

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both executive stakeholders and highly technical audiences.

Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work independently in a remote environment with flexibility to support US Eastern Time Zone operations.

Willingness to travel occasionally for customer engagements and strategic meetings (approximately 20%).

Benefits

Competitive compensation package aligned with senior-level expertise.

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in cloud databases, cyber resilience, and enterprise data security.

Remote and flexible working environment with global exposure.

High-impact role with direct influence on product strategy and innovation.

Collaboration with experienced technical, engineering, and leadership teams.

International customer exposure and opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

Dynamic, inclusive, and high-performance work culture that values continuous learning and technical excellence.

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