Lead, build, and mentor a high-performing DBRE team supporting mission-critical workloads
Define and drive the DBRE operating model, promoting reliability, automation, and a product mindset
Own database platform strategy across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments
Establish and monitor SLOs, SLAs, observability standards, and incident response processes
Architect and oversee solutions for HA, DR, backup/recovery, capacity planning, and performance optimization
Drive automation-first practices for database provisioning, patching, deployments, and compliance
Ensure compliance with operational standards, security policies, and best practices
Partner with Application Engineering, Cloud DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams
Evaluate and adopt emerging database technologies and tooling aligned to business needs
Lead cost optimization efforts across database platforms and cloud consumption
Provide architectural guidance, technical reviews, and executive-level reporting
Coordinate complex upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives
Represent DBRE in cross-functional leadership forums and stakeholder communications
Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on experience with major RDBMS platforms including: SqlServer and DB2.
Proven experience managing production databases across on-premise and cloud platforms, including AWS RDS, Azure Managed Databases
Experience leading/developing technical teams in fast-paced, matrixed environments
Strong verbal/written communication; executive-level presentations
Familiarity in programming/scripting (Shell, Python, Go, Java, C++, Ruby)
Experience with configuration management/automation (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline integration and database deployment automation to support reliable and scalable database operations
Familiarity with infra-as-code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation)
Multi-cloud/hybrid environment experience; understanding of web app infrastructure
Proven ability to manage and optimize budgets.

Benefits

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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Hard Skills & Tools

RDBMSSqlServerDB2AWS RDSAzure Managed DatabasesShellPythonGoJavaC++

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationexecutive-level presentationscollaborationbudget managementcontinuous improvement