Database Manager

We are currently seeking a Direct Hire (W2 Only, no C2C or Sponsorship available) Database Manager to lead our team. Duties & Responsibilities: • Effectively plans, schedules, and assigns work to all Database team members; consistently monitoring the overall function of the team. Ensures proper training of staff. • Responsible for data architecture and framework for specific all applications including Enterprise Data Warehouse: • Develop database design & show how it will fit with our database structure • Develop data flows & usage (internal & external systems) • Develop and maintain the overall data architecture and planning, including • Overall topology of the current database design (logical, physical, and Data Mart) • Complete understanding of data flows & usage (internal & external systems) • Maintains knowledge of data architecture components, recognizes when modifications must be made and suggests new data architecture standards • Resolves data architecture problems through identification, assessment and resolution, and changes and upgrades • Provides strategic leadership into the development and implementation of the enterprise's data governance strategy. • Responsible for the overall database structure, including recovery, security, backup, and capability specifications. This definition provides a way for data architects to determine overall requirements for database structure • Responsible for all activities related to data architecture/integration on all IT project initiatives. • Defines data/information architecture standards, policies and procedures for the organization, structure, attributes and classification of data elements, and applies accepted data content standards to technology projects. • Coordinate detailed data architecture design plans with Data Governance Board. • Propose and Implement Database Solutions • Create and propose solutions to management and stakeholders. And designing a new database and presenting it to related parties • Actively provide and promote the importance of documentation, accurate records of work performed, project tracking, and management reporting. Reviews documentation provided by team members for accuracy and quality. • Demonstrates experience in creating and maintaining strong teamwork ethic relationships, working with other IT team members to implement necessary changes, upgrades and enhancements to the systems. • Assists the Director of Infrastructure Engineering in the development of philosophies, strategies and policies to support the IT mission. • Mandatory 24/7 on-call support for responsible systems, this includes trouble-shooting root cause of issues, i.e. database or application issue, and determining action plan and making judgment call on required resource needed for resolution, i.e. Microsoft support, Applications Support, etc. Off-hours support is handled remotely, however judgment call is required to determine when it is necessary to be on-site, as well as, escalating issue to executive management. Minimum Qualifications: • A degree in Computer Science or other related technical field and/or minimum equivalent experience of ten or more years working in an IT environment, with 2+ years as Data Architect. • One year of leadership experience in IT environment a plus. • Hands-on experience in developing and implementing data architecture and complex data models for operational and data warehouse applications • Understanding of big data architecture, data lake and ETL technologies • Experience in developing conceptual, logical, and preliminary physical models for an enterprise (i.e., Enterprise Data Architecture) and solutions (i.e., Solution Data Architecture) • Excellent organizational, verbal and writing skills and the ability to perform well under pressure. Desired Qualifications • Experienced managing technical resources including Data Architects, Data Quality Specialists and Database Administrators.