✦ Luna Orbit — Database Administration

Lead Architect, Database and Data Platform

at Travelers

📍 3 Locations Hybrid 💰 $169K – $279K USD / year Posted April 16, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $169K – $279K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Database Administration

About this role

Travelers is seeking a Lead Architect to design and guide enterprise architecture that modernizes databases and data platforms. The role focuses on migrating SQL Server and Oracle (and other databases) from on-premises to cloud-native platforms while reducing risk, improving standards, and accelerating delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and guide enterprise-wide architecture and technology vision for the database and data platform
  • Own enterprise database migration and modernization strategy from on-premises to cloud-native platforms
  • Develop migration sequencing, tooling standards, and reference architectures to minimize risk and disruption
  • Architect conversion strategies to transition proprietary databases to cost-effective open-source alternatives
  • Establish database engineering standards covering reliability, governance, and delivery acceleration

Technical Overview

You will own enterprise database migration and modernization strategy, including sequencing and reference architectures for transitions to AWS RDS/Amazon Aurora, AWS DMS, Azure SQL, and Oracle Database@Cloud. Responsibilities include establishing database engineering standards and architecting conversion strategies to open-source alternatives like PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MongoDB.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead-level enterprise architect focused on database migration and modernization across SQL Server and Oracle to cloud-native platforms. They have deep hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and major cloud database services such as AWS RDS/Amazon Aurora, AWS DMS, Azure SQL, and Oracle Database@Cloud, along with strong governance and reference-architecture skills.

Must-Have Skills

enterprise database migration and modernization strategySQL ServerOraclePostgreSQLMySQLMariaDBMongoDBAWS RDSAmazon AuroraDMSAzure SQLOracle Database@Cloud

Nice-to-Have Skills

API architectureAI/ML architecture

Tools & Platforms

AWS RDSAmazon AuroraDMSAzure SQLOracle Database@Cloud

Required Skills

cloud-native technologiesAPIsAI/MLenterprise database migration and modernization strategySQL ServerOracleopen-source databases (PostgreSQLMySQLMariaDB)MongoDBon-premises environmentsAWS RDSAmazon AuroraDMSAzure SQLOracle Database@Cloudmigration sequencingtooling standardsreference architecturesconversion strategiesdatabase engineering standards

Hard Skills

cloud-native technologiesAPIsAI/MLenterprise database migration and modernization strategySQL ServerOraclePostgreSQLMySQLMariaDBMongoDBon-premises environmentsAWS RDSAmazon AuroraDMSAzure SQLOracle Database@Cloudmigration sequencingtooling standardsreference architecturesconversion strategiesdatabase engineering standards

Soft Skills

architecture leadershiptechnical strategy orchestrationcross-functional collaborationcommunicationpartnership with development teamsgovernance and standards leadership

Industry & Role

Industry Insurance
Job Function Lead enterprise database architecture and modernization through cloud-native migration, standards, and reference architectures.
Role Subtype Database Administration
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Azure, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Lead ArchitectLead Architecturedatabase migrationdatabase modernizationSQL ServerOraclePostgreSQLMySQLMariaDBMongoDBAWS RDSAmazon AuroraDMSAzure SQLOracle Database@Cloudon-premisescloud-nativereference architecturemigration sequencingtooling standardsconversion strategydatabase engineering standardsAPIsAI/MLarchitectural frameworksgovernancestandards

Deal Breakers

Experience with enterprise database migration and modernization strategy, Direct familiarity with migrating SQL Server and Oracle to cloud-native database platforms (AWS RDS/Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL, Oracle Database@Cloud)

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