Data Warehouse Architect
Fast Switch · MI
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Jul 12, 2026
MI
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on administering a large-scale, Teradata-based enterprise data warehouse spanning three environments — production, development/disaster recovery, and test — serving over 10,000 users across seven government departments and roughly 40 terabytes of data. Day-to-day responsibilities cover platform health monitoring, node management, workload and performance tuning, backup and recovery, patch and release management, and security compliance with federal standards such as NIST 800-53. It suits a seasoned Teradata specialist with deep Unix/Linux experience and familiarity with cloud fundamentals.
Senior level · 8+ years · Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 1–1
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $104,407 (middle half $85,019–$139,359).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting is from FastTek Global, an IT staffing/consulting firm placing a contractor at a Michigan state government client (DTMB). The engagement is almost certainly a contract placement, though the JD does not explicitly state contract vs. full-time.
The role title says 'Architect' but the day-to-day work is heavily platform administration, DBA operations (upgrades, patching, backup/recovery, performance tuning, node management) on a Teradata EDW — making it a genuine boundary case between 15-1243 (Database Architects) and 15-1242 (Database Administrators). 15-1243 was chosen because the role also owns long-term strategy, technical planning, and vendor roadmap coordination.
The 8+ years requirement is stated as a blanket gate across all listed skills; it is treated as the overall role-level experience floor (the overall years minimum of 8) and also reflected on the primary Teradata skill.
Scripting languages (Bash, Perl, Python) are listed together as a single requirement; Bash is named as the primary skill with Perl and Python as alternatives. Glink is listed alongside them but is a distinct terminal/connectivity tool and is emitted separately.
Azure is listed as 'preferably MS Azure' within the cloud computing fundamentals bullet — it is a preference, not a hard gate.
Federal compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53, IRS Pub 1075, SSA, Medicaid) are listed as a hard requirement; NIST 800-53 is used as the representative named standard.
Location is inferred as Lansing, MI based on the DTMB (Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget) client context; no explicit city is stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Teradata Tools and Utilities.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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