Salary
💰 $145,500 - $203,900 per year
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudCognosInformaticaMongoDBMySQLOraclePostgresSQLSSIS
About the role
- Lead and manage a team of database analysts and developers, fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Define, implement, and enforce standards, policies, and best practices for database development, deployment, and maintenance
- Architect and oversee creation of advanced data models and database schemas aligned with business requirements
- Ensure compliance with organizational data security and privacy policies
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize performance of large-scale, high-availability database systems
- Manage routine and major database software upgrades and maintenance activities
- Develop and execute disaster recovery and business continuity plans
- Mentor team members and provide opportunities for professional growth
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate database systems into enterprise applications and platforms
- Provide regular reporting and insights on database performance, risks, and progress to senior leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial role
- 5–8+ years of experience in enterprise-level database administration, system analysis, design, and support
- Proficient in SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cosmos DB
- Proven ability to manage and implement high-availability solutions
- Cloud experience with AWS and/or Azure, including provisioning cloud servers, configuring health checks, and using schedulers via portals
- Expertise in scripting and automation using PowerShell
- Extensive experience in setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, and security (including encryption and HADR)
- Familiarity with Always On availability groups, database mirroring, log shipping, VM replication, and third-party backup/restore solutions
- Experience with cloud migrations and platform upgrades from on-premises systems
- Proven track record of developing automation tools to reduce manual overhead
- Experience building systems for monitoring capacity, auditing security, and capturing events using database tools
- Skilled in server installation, configuration, and upgrades
- Strong knowledge of failover clustering, SAN replication, and transactional replication
- Deep experience in backup and recovery strategies and testing procedures
- Knowledge of change control processes and code migration for database objects
- Experience with business intelligence and integration tools (Cognos, SSAS, SSIS, MuleSoft, Informatica, Power BI, SSRS) is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and take ownership of database systems