- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity for all mission-critical databases like (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Couchbase, Redis etc.).
- Design, implement, and maintain backup, replication, and failover strategies aligned with RTO/RPO objectives.
- Oversee the development and enforcement of database performance monitoring, alerting, and telemetry standards.
- Own the incident response process for database outages, performance degradation, and data loss prevention.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of database engineers and administrators, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
- Provide technical leadership on strategic initiatives, cross-team architecture reviews, and major project implementations.
- Facilitate performance management, hiring, career development, and succession planning for the team.
- Govern database access controls, security configurations, and compliance with regulatory requirements (SOX, PCI, etc.).
- Coordinate with InfoSec and Audit teams to ensure database systems are aligned with corporate security policies.
- Design and document policies for database change management, schema governance, and environment provisioning.
- Serve as a liaison between development, infrastructure, and business teams for database-related needs.
- Anticipate and plan for future capacity, performance, and technology requirements for database platforms.
- Evaluate and recommend modern data infrastructure technologies, tools, and practices to improve reliability and efficiency.
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- 810 years of experience in IT with a focus on relational database management and administration.
- 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring technical teams in a database or platform engineering function.
- Experience managing databases in both on-premise and cloud (e.g., Azure, AWS) environments.
- A suitable combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
- Strong expertise in Oracle, SQL Server, and Exadata systems.
- Familiarity with cloud-native databases (e.g., Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL).
- Proficient with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
3-4 days onsite work environment
Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
Ability to support after-hours deployments or incident response as needed.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.