Database Manager will lead the MS SQL team for enterprise data platforms. As a senior leader in Infrastructure and Operations organization, you will have the opportunity to define/execute database platform strategy / vision and roadmap for cloud and hybrid-cloud. This role will define next generation data architecture/platforms and be accountable for engineering of highly scalable data solutions. This position is a people manager role for a team of Full Time, Contract, and Managed Service resources.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead infrastructure platform engineering team responsible for SQL Server environment

• Lead database platform transformation/modernization supporting always-on enterprise applications and services 

• Accelerate infrastructure transformation to provision / manage infrastructure through infrastructure as code (IaC) to enable self-service and reduce handoffs 

• Collaborate with IT stakeholders to develop, communicate and execute a multi-year technology strategy to simplify architecture and delivery model

• Partner with architecture team to drive tool and data platform alignment to modern data architecture practices (modern data stack).

• Provide thought leadership for platform and data architecture as move transition to hybrid-cloud

• Provide Tier 2,3 engineering support ensuring effective 24x7x365 support for assigned technology including vendor escalation 

• Partner with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity organizations to integrate disaster recovery processes with day-to-day technology engineering and operations

• Build / Maintain strong partnerships with IT stakeholders including Delivery Engineering, Application Development, Architecture, Security and Operations to ensure technology investment enables/drives business strategy 

• Foster and drive organizational change through technology and process optimization

• Establish KPIs to measure organization performance and effectiveness 

• Manage ongoing vendor relationships including evaluation products and services 

• Develop / attract / retain top talent to build and maintain a world class organization

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of data solution architecture, design, development and platform engineering experience, SQL Server expert.

• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience working within large, global financial institutions. Demonstrated technology and people leadership experience in architecting/deploying highly scalable data solutions to the cloud

• 5+ years experience architecting modern data integration frameworks, data modeling, ETL/ELT workflows, highly scalable distributed systems using open source and emerging data architecture designs and patterns.

• 5+ years experience and proven track record leading migration of data platforms to new data centers and/or AWS

Core Competencies:

• Proven expertise in database platforms (SQL Server/Always On, ORACLE/RAC, PostgreSQL), AWS RDS, Dynamo DB

• Proven expertise in cloud data services such as OLTP, ODS, data lake and analytics platforms

• Proven expertise in data warehousing, big data and analytics platforms (RedShift, EMR, Dataiku, Tableau, Presto)

• Proven track record developing, communicating and executing multi-year technology strategy and roadmaps

• Ability to convey technical solutions to the entire organization and experience working with senior leaders across the firm to leverage technology to drive positive business outcomes

• Agile mindset; Possess a thorough understanding of modern work practices such as DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Agile project Delivery

• Extensive experience utilizing management configuration tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CF) to manage data platforms at scale

• Highly collaborative with experience in leading and influencing teams 

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the regulatory, security, privacy and risk safeguards required of a global financial institution

Preferences:

• AWS LZ, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, RedShift, RDS, Snowflake, ECS, EKS, RDS, Transit Gateway, Storage Gateway, Glacier, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, Lamdba, Jira, Terraform, GridGain Cache, FiveTran HVR

• CI/CD (GitHub, Atlassian, Jenkins, Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, JSON, YAML)

• Agile Methodologies: Scrum/Kanban

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong executive presence

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